SSAFA’s got your back

NEW research published by SSAFA has revealed that fewer than 1 per cent of the personnel currently serving in the UK’s Armed Forces or veterans would seek help from a charity if they found themselves in need. ...

A hero to hug

When Jo-Anne Lomax’s husband was away with work commitments, her two young children struggled to understand that this was just part of their daddy’s job. Jo came up with Huggable Heroes – cuddly fabric dolls to...

Banding together

When a soldier is injured in the line of duty, it is not just their life that is changed forever. The impact on their families can be just as great – which is where a specialist Service support group comes into...

Celebrate our soldiers this Christmas

THE latest MOD survey of soldiers revealed that at least half do not feel respected by society. Morale is important to our troops, and now ABF The Soldiers’ Charity are asking you to show your support for Se...

AFF investigates soldiers’ working hours

AFF needs to know what sort of hours your soldier is working. We're trying to find out if redundancy, restructuring the Army and rebasing from Germany are affecting time spent with family and your quality of li...

Singing Soldiers tell all

Since the release of their debut album ‘Coming Home’ in 2009, The Soldiers have sold over a million albums in the UK. Following their fourth studio album and recent UK tour, we caught up with the group's leadin...