Civvy contractor in Cyprus gets.
Above average salary.£34k
£600 pm housing allowance.
£600 pm overseas allowance.
School fees for dependant children. £3500
travel allowance for leave to go home to UK etc £1200 per year.
detachment rate, £45 per day (increasing to (£90 per day for field conditions)
Tax free salary
Satisfaction of leaving the Forces and doing the same job with loads more cash and less risk of going away / missus sha@@@ng around / being shot / finding money to pay for a babysitter etc etc.