I believe I remember one occasion in the very early '80s when there was a serious problem with the pay run and a goodly portion of the RAF didn't get paid until about the 10th of the following month. Questions in the House, red faces all round and a substantial bill to the defence budget for unauthorised overdraft charges, defaults on mortgage payments etc duly followed. Might history repeat itself? Fortunately I have a buffer in place, but not everyone can afford to do that.
Regards
Ginseng