Originally Posted by
just another jocky
I thought was what the Forces Pension Society was for???
Not really. The Forces Pension Society are pretty good at informing individuals as to what the rules are but when it comes to omissions or issues with the pension schemes they are little more than interested bystanders - they will not intervene or help members who find themselves caught in issues even when those individuals are poorly placed to fight their own cases.
The FPS advice with the PAS medical pension was:
The MOD have indicated that they will not readdress any issues with the 75 scheme. It is our understanding that in terms of a medical pension on PAS, there is no consideration given to the higher pay when calculating. I suggest raising the query with Veterans UK and if you would be so kind, sharing any response gained.
As you would expect, Veterans UK just repeated its position.
For those who transferred from Spec Aircrew, either by choice or policy direction, to PAS are probably unaware that they gave-up the enhanced medical pension awarded to Spec Aircrew. Indeed, most understood the change was positive to their pension with pay & pension decoupled from rank, not a potential negative one. Even a non-aircrew Army captain (LE) gets a higher medical pension than a top band PAS pilot.
One hopes that with the wider legal reversal from the 2015 position MoD will be forced to align the '75 scheme with the more modern pay spines and terms of service. Until then, the MoD's own failure to keep pension tables up-to-date will be held against the individual rather than the MoD.
The Forces Pension Society is just another vehicle to give service or ex-service personnel the bad news, even if they think it may be unfair or unjust. We are on our own.