It's not just PVR's it is also 18 month notice to quit, lots of us are this way to go. After all I think almost all trades are now 12 months PVR notice.
This ensures that you get a good amount of time to do resettlement courses which seem to be at the mo well booked in advance. I wonder why?
60% of my section are on 18 months notice to go. All less than 5 months now. Terminal leave, Stored leave, Resettlement leave, Days to do, thank god.
I quit a TOS 30 years going 5 years early. The Gulf last trip did my head in....