Try "give the chaps their gratuity at age 38 but let them stay in till normal RA" is one I've recently heard. Would this work ? - dont know personally but the cash would be nice. Pay off the mortgage, buy something for the wife etc etc.
Also heard they were thinking of scrapping Flying Pay altogether whilst implementing a large pay rise which is all pensionable.
Now that would be nice and may stem the flow to the place where the grass is apparently greener ....
Anyway, shall await news and will digest the signal in my nice air conditioned ship whilst enjoying a cool beer post flying on SSII!!
[ 03 August 2001: Message edited by: Oggin Aviator ]