Focus on education overseas

Defence Children Services (DCS) schools and settings overseas can now expect a regular ‘Review of School Effectiveness’ (ROSE). This is an opportunity to look closely at the quality of education and care prov...

Always there for forces families

The vital work carried out by the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) highlights the need for service personnel to keep their JPA records up to date. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, wit...

Keep your credentials

Health professionals who want to maintain their registration while abroad with their serving partner or spouse have a new resource to answer their questions. Step into Health’s new FAQ page provides advice f...

Postcard from Norway

Ilimo – aka Rav (serving), Sila and Jaden How long have you been an army family? Just over 16 years and we’ve been really fortunate to have had five overseas assignments – Cyprus, Germany, Belgium, Turkey a...

Double success for AFF teams

A soldier was given assistance by two of AFF’s specialist teams while he was on assignment overseas. Pte Jeannick Serieux contacted the Foreign & Commonwealth team when he needed assistance with the non-...

Keeping safe online

On arrival overseas most army personnel and families will be offered a safety brief. With terrorism threats overseas often higher than in the UK, it is good to know how to keep your digital life and personal ...

Linking services digitally

Sara Tancock, AFF Overseas Assistant, has been finding out why signing up for online government accounts to access services is a good idea for those planning an overseas assignment… Until recently a Governme...

Fresh starts overseas

Thinking of trying something new this year, maybe a fresh start in a new sport, learning a language or just meeting people and feeling part of a community? Members of the SHAPE community share a few tips for ...

Overseas housing pilot

A pilot scheme launched in January last year has helped couples in long-term relationships access SFA in the Falkland Islands and Cyprus. Accommodation in these locations is being offered on the same basis a...

Italian housing win

A family posted to Milan contacted AFF because they weren’t happy with the property they had been allocated and felt it was under their entitlement. Following a close inspection of the plans, we advised that...