It's all a con. They have only included GD Rearcrew so that it can be shown to be all officer aircrew, not just pilots and navs, avoiding another political backlash. And those Officer types not entitled to the bung will have been sweetened with the new Prof Aviator terms. The lack of foresight, however, is quite in character. How many AE's, Eng's, ALM's have 22 yr options between now and 2008? They might be short now, but it's nothing compared to what is on the horizon. But don't worry lads, i'm sure we'll get looked after. Right!!!