Financial Support for Soldiers and Families in Colchester
Colchester has been a garrison town for over a century. The town is home to 16 Air Assault Brigade and a significant military community — serving personnel, families, veterans, and reservists. The relationship between the…
Sick Pay in the Military: What Happens to Your Income If You’re Hurt
Unlike civilian employment, where statutory sick pay replaces only a fraction of your salary, serving personnel continue to receive their full basic pay, including X-Factor, while they are on the sick. Whether you are recovering…
Financial and Insurance Support at Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison is the largest garrison in the British Army, home to thousands of serving personnel, their families, and a significant veteran and reservist community across North Yorkshire. It is also home to the Infantry…
Financial and Insurance Support for Military Personnel in Folkestone
Folkestone has been a garrison town since 1794, when the Army first established Shorncliffe Camp on the heights above the coast. Today, Sir John Moore Barracks is home to the 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles,…
Financial and Insurance Support for Military Personnel in Maidstone
Invicta Park Barracks has been part of Maidstone since the 1930s, and 36 Engineer Regiment has called it home since 1959. The Queen’s Gurkha Engineers are based here too. If you’re serving at Invicta Park,…
Your Armed Forces Pension: What It’s Worth and How It Builds
Most serving personnel know they have an Armed Forces pension. Fewer know what it’s actually worth or how it builds over a career. The Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015 (AFPS 15) is the current scheme…
Military Finance on Salisbury Plain: Financial Resilience for Tidworth and Bulford Personnel
Salisbury Plain is home to thousands of serving personnel and their families — and service life here comes with financial realities that standard civilian providers rarely understand. From MOD allowances to Forces Help to Buy,…
Your First Army Payslip: What Every Junior Soldier Should Check
Stepping off the square at ATR Pirbright or Winchester and arriving at your first phase 3 unit or field regiment is a massive milestone. But along with your new responsibilities comes something else you’ve been…
7 Bits of Kit Squaddies Always Forget to Insure
If there’s one universal truth in the British Armed Forces, it’s this: you can tab for miles, survive on brews and biscuits, and still forget to insure half the kit you rely on daily. And…
