Originally Posted by
MightyGem
The ex Mil guys possibly did, if they had left at a point in their Military service when they were entitled to draw a pension immediately. However, the pilots that hadn't served with the Military, and there were a few, couldn't.
Due the drawdown of the military in the wake if an outbreak of peace and the military keeping hold of their pilots for longer (especially the AAC who no longer "retire" NCOs at their 22 year point), the amount of non-military pilots in the Police/HEMS world is now on the up......will salaries change? I doubt it.