"How many of these civvies have been to Sandhurst?"
Very few - and that was my point!
"Potentially then an additional £2200-£3200 pcm, or in other words £13.2K-£19.2K for a 6 month det (and btw this figures cover the Balkans theatre as well!). An additional premium is paid if an individual is required to work on a bank holiday whilst deployed. CS are also entitled to an Operational Deployment Grant to cover the purchase of suitable clothes, luggage and personal toiletries that ranges from £180 - £500 (tax free) depending on tour length. On the down side, CS are only entitled to the same OWP as servicemen"
The only extra fixed payment is the ODA - roughly £1500 - £1750pcm - don't know where you got the additional £500 from as that no longer exists. The OT varies - the flat rate is £1500pcm. The actuals rate varies depending on grade but is unlikely to be as high as £3200pcm unless you are B2 (Gp Capt equiv or above). The bank holiday premium is merely the standard OT as would be paid to any CS in the UK (and for that matter most workers - when I was a kid, Tesco used to pay me a bank holiday premium). The ODA grant covers the cost of getting desert kit, as CS are not entitled to any aspect of military clothing - you go to Chilwell and get respirator, body armour and helmet and thats about it. For some strange reason, the majority of CS don't own desert boots, maglites, light trousers, lots of polo shirts etc. We need to get kit in the same way as the forces - the difference is we have to buy it as under no circumstances are we allowed to be issued with any kit - even kit bags. But hey thats not the point, after all we can't let the fact lie that the CS might get up to £500 tax free to buy kit that the military are issued for free can we?