Originally Posted by
tornadohotas
Nigegilb
Furthermore I feel that it is about time that people started accepting that everybody, (well the majority!), responsible for the defence of this country, (whether mil or CS), do an excellent job.

torhotas
I applaud your comment. Well said, after all, both military and civilian personnel are working for the common goal. Unfortunately there will always be a disparity between military and CS pay, based upon equivalent skills and performance, and, as time goes by, the CS (engineers and other technical staff) will be replaced by contractors, who will then be paid more than their military or CS counterparts.. end result; reduction of output, increased cost, and you and I contribute to the bill.