Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
Sadly, for an officer you left 2.5 years too early, as you needed 16 years post age 21. However, you should have qualified for a lump sum at the time of retirement as you had done 9 years. For Other Ranks it was 22 years and 12 years respectively. The big change for AFPS75 in 1975 was the preserved pension later on for those that didn’t do 16 or 22 years or more depending on their rank.
Thanks LJ, and duly anticipated. I did indeed receive a gratuity which was quickly consumed at Kidlington to pay for the IR. No regrets though, as I was then able to grab one of only two vacancies as an FO on the Dan-Air 1-11 fleet at LTN. You have to be lucky!