Stephanie Quintrell has been made the new Chair of the Forces Additional Needs and Disability Forum (FANDF), the tri-service group for serving personnel – Regular or Reserves – and their families who have a child or adult dependent with an additional need or disability.
Read moreSince there is limited research in this area, conducting this project will begin to create a profile of what adjustment disorder looks like in the UK military population and this work will provide foundational knowledge for adjustment disorder in this occupational group.
Read moreForces Wives Challenge, a Forces Wives Challenge (FWC) is a community interest group promoting mental health and wellbeing for military and veteran’s spouses.
Read moreA large group of young people, all bereaved of a military parent, attended Scotty’s Little Soldiers’ Adventure Day – funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT).
Read moreThis Sunday (13th August), Ben Clough – a super-fit Royal Marines Physical Training Instructor at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone, Devon who originally hails from Lancashire – starts his gruelling National Three Peaks challenge with an extra endurance ‘twist’.
Read moreA new project is exploring how Operation Herrick is remembered by those who served. We are currently recruiting male Armed Forces personnel to talk about their experiences.
Read moreForces charities can now apply for project-based grants from BFBS’s annual Big Salute campaign.
Read moreIn 2022 and 2023, FSB introduced new employee benefits for Reservists, and following FSB’s campaigning alongside X-Forces Enterprise, since 2021 smaller businesses no longer pay Employer National Insurance contributions for 12 months when they hire veterans.
Read moreThe finalists for the 2023 Soldiering On Awards have been announced and, in the coming weeks, each of the 36 finalists from 12 categories will be profiled individually.
Read moreDespite recognition of the unique demands of life in the Armed Forces community and how they can impact military families’ well-being, there are significant gaps in understanding how Service life shapes the financial stability of Service personnel, their partners and the wider family unit during Service and post-transition to civilian life.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
