Originally Posted by
A2QFI
Any Squaddie in Iraq for a start - but he probably can't get onto a computer to tell us! Pay recently calculated at £2 an hour when hours worked are calculated against monthly pay.
I seem to remember making a similar calculation about my own pay. I think the idea is a bit of a headline-grabber rather than reflecting reality. Yes, lots squaddies are doing too many tours out there. Yes, the conditions are awful and yes I do think they deserve much better support. But, averaged out, over a year, is that still a realistic calculation? And even more so when you factor in the enormous additional benefits? I don't know the answer. I just think that on the whole we're paid pretty well. Even at the most Junior OR band.
Most PVR surveys show that pay is not normally a factor for people leaving the services.