I was trying to be circumspect about identities and therefore not mention the military nature of the job. The other reason I didn't mention it is that I specifically asked if the pilot had to be ex-mil, and was told "I don't think so". Obviously the person wasn't close enough to the process to be aware of that detail.
Having said that, surely there would be more than two ex-mil 206-rated pilots around Australia who would have been interested in this level of pay .... !?
Another thing - if a Captain makes that sort of money, I'm surprised the Army is complaining about a shortage of people interested in joining.
Take note, all you school age sprogs who are reading this and trying to make a decision about next year, or the year after!
Cheers,
wishtobflying