IMHO, I think that these jobs will be available again in the not too distant future.
Clearly, using the military pension to 'top up' the wage, which is obviously what is going on here, nurtures a feeling of resentment towards the penny pinching tactic used by certain employers.
I for one am surprised that it seems to have leaked over to DE units and wonder at what stage the target employees 'extra income' becomes a factor.
Target employee = direct entry ex-mil ; Extra income = pension.
With these recent vacancies, I wonder how many applicants will purely see them as a 'first rung on the ladder' or foot in the door and will be off for pastures greener not too long after.
'Bonding' may appear to be a tool for the employer to utilise to prevent this, however as seen in recent events, this will not work in the present climate.
Yes, you can pay monkeys peanuts for flying, but will they be happy and loyal?
