Why doesn't Spec Aircrew Flying Pay form part of RAF Pension?
"If the RAF wanted to keep you after age 38 then you could sign on to be "Specialist Aircrew" which again extended your service to age 55 but instead of extra pay going onto your salary, the increments went on to your flying pay. This was fine until you retired, because your pension was calculated on your salary and your flying pay was not considered. However, the flying pay was a regular taxed payment, and therefore under EU rules, it should have been added into the pension calculation".
Please excuse me lifting this quote from the PA thread, but if it is part of EU Rules that "a regular taxed part of income is included in future pension calculations" then why have the forgotten army of RAF Spec Aircrew NOT been paid their Spec Aircrew element of pay, ie Flying Pay not had this flying pay included in their pensions?
After all, they paid tax on it every month for years and years--we need an MP to ask this question in Parliament methinks?