Shilling ??? What's that when it's at home? Is it similar to those coins that Tony Robinson keeps digging up in random fields in the Hebrides ?
Edited to add - as a more serious after thought, what was the view of military pay back in the 50s / 60s? Am I correct in understanding that it was more like 'pocket money' rather than a proper military salary? And did it generate the levels of harrumphing that are common today when talking about pay levels ?