"They pay you to get to work and home again."
This is a perk that only the forces get?
Years ago the BBC guys flying with us wanted to get the air miles covered in the trip so they could claim the mileage.
Pilot, can't remember if he was Vulcans or Nimrods, initials PZ, got a job as a company pilot. They paid him for 50 miles each way regardless of where he lived.
Flt Eng, left ISK, joined BA, lived in Nairn and commuted to LHR.
And so on.