Firey X
When I was into my last eight months service I was offered a a position with a civvy company. With all my accumulated annual (including public holidays), resettlement and terminal, it meant I would be out just within three months of my original release date and it would not affect my pension. I applied under QR whatever to be released early. I spent my accumulated annual and resettlement leave with the company under the cover of a 'zero hours contract' - i.e. "unpaid". Once my terminal leave started, I was taken on under a formal contract and the company starting paying me officially... couldn't escape the b
y taxman though! My handbrake house didn't pay me any daily travel costs for the period of my terminal leave due to some rule I'm sure the scribblys keep somewhere safe. The first line of BEagle's post says it all. Hope that helps.