Originally Posted by
sharpend
Actually, when I joined the RAF in 1964 I have no idea what I was paid and did not care, All I knew was that it was sufficient for beer and a little Triumph Spitfire and, importantly, a nice aeroplane to fly very regularly. All over the World too.
When I joined up the benefit was 3
3 whole meals a day.
Yes, I kid you not.
That was great until I discovered
1.Bints
2.Beer
Had to realign my financial paradigms after that!