Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
INCORRECT!
Since 1 Apr 17, all Officer Aircrew receive their first Tier 1 RRP(F) some 6 years after starting Flying Training - regardless of the type they end up on. However, to get onto Tier 2 RRP(F) then that is 6 years after completion of OCU which is different for all as each OCU differs in length and the amount of time you take to get there. So, everyone now gets RRP(F) at roughly the same time in their cohort, but the jump to Tier 2 differs for everyone.
There is a review on RRP(F) and PAS for AFPRB 2022 - they are 5 yearly reviews, with the last one being AFPRB 2017 when the latest scheme came in.
Well, there you go, good gen. Not as bad as i thought but still penalises those who go the FJ route by about 2-3 years ( 4 if they go Lightning as the OCU is comically long) once holds are taken into account. There are also going to be some truly exceptional wage differences on the FL between people of the same rank, some FL on about 47k with some on approx 70k...maybe 75-80k if they are PAS.
"Tier 2 isn’t too shabby though, and will be awarded before an individual would have received middle rate on the old system"
by which i assume you mean the newer 'old' system? Surely if you went RPAS on the old system ( assuming you got RRP for RPAS)
you could have been on middle rate by about 6 years after starting flying training?