MAcr by age 32 - this guy is obviously a very capable 'high flyer' who now has 23 years at the same rank to look forward to, unless he gets commissioned (providing he's not PAS of course). How will the RAF maintain the motivation of outstanding individuals such as this and retain them to age 55 ? The commissioned rank structure (and associated pay levels) provides obvious incentive for officers' career paths. I'm not aware of any officers that have been promoted to Air Chief Marshall with 23 years left to serve ! One solution would be to align NCA ranks to those of ground airmen. This is clearly barking mad. The only sensible solution is to remove all the bars within PAS as
more cash = motivation + retention. If an individual fails to perform to a required standard (on an annual basis through SJAR), then he or she does not progress the the next PAS level.
Can anyone provide a logical justification as to why these max PAS levels should not be scrapped immediately ? Answers on a postcard to CAS please, or just reply to this post.
