Originally Posted by
Tankertrashnav
I wish I'd spent 3 years in the ranks - the reason being I was commissioned 2 weeks before my 18th birthday and none of my service from then till my 21st birthday counts as pensionable service. If I had been in the ranks all service from 18 would have counted. I have never seen the justice in that, but that's the way it is.
Which is why I transferred from AFPS75 to PA Spine/AFPS05 when it came in, to get those 3 years back and a whole lot more dosh ;-)