I Was Lucky_B* et al
.. just a small correction on a point of fact ... don't know where this
senior officers who make a BoŁŁocks of the procurement and oversight of the procurement but then leave the RAF on full pay
comes from, but with the possible exception of CDS (if a 5*) they don't.
2*s and above retire on a maximum of 50% of final pay which is about what 1* and below get. To forestall argument, after 34 years [ie 55 years old], an officer will get 48.5% of "a representative pay rate for the rank", which is usually the top rate. So the further you are from top rate, the closer you get to (and maybe exceed) 50%. But full pay - I don't think so.
And as a soon-to-retire (not very) senior officer, I've researched this closely!!
And let's not get into unpensionable flying pay, which I've only received for 35 years or so ........
