Feel I had to reply. Firstly pay scales (based on the 2004 AFPRB and 2004 PPPA tables:
Min Max
OF5 65218 72083
OF4 56315 62254
OF3 40124 48055
OF2 31853 37883
OF1 13081 27453
B1 42608 58735
B2 35844 47031
C1 26002 34970
C2 20821 28702
D 16672 24146
E1 13024 19817
E2 10957 16672
If anyone is remotely interested capitation rates can also be supplied.
IMHO anyone on OOA is fulling deserving of the maximum amount they can get out of the Treasury. But beware of HM Treasury bearing gifts (aka new allowances, talk of tax free salary for OOA ops). How long until the bean counters decide that if they're paying an operational allowance why should they also contribute to the military salary via the X factor. How long until Gordon decides to eliminate this flat rate enhancement in favour of OOA/Excess Hours payments?
I write this as ex Military who since becoming a Civi has also deployed to FRY (96), SL (00), Iraq (03) and preparing for A'stan.