Home away from home

For members of the armed forces and their loved ones, the European Support Group (ESG) helps provide safe, comfortable homes overseas. Tracy Webb, Senior Housing Manager, explains more… WHAT IS ESG? ESG i...

A word from AFF Head of Policy: Focus on overseas

Serving personnel and their families overseas have always had unique needs, but considering the diversity of the locations across the world in which the army can be posted and the differences in assignments, ...

The overseas dream?

The chance to live in another country is an exciting opportunity but there’s a lot to think about before moving abroad on an overseas assignment. Jill Misson reports… "Being able to experience a country and ...
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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...