I'm pleased to say my 100% record remains intact. Over the last 30 years I have missed every financial bonus retention incentive that has been offered.
Same here.
However, I would suggest that you, like me, did not need one.
I stayed in for 29 years because I enjoyed it. Job satisfaction was everything and family quality of life was superb.
Financial bonus retention incentives are a short sighted answer to a problem that exists now. For many years more money was on offer for jobs in civvy street and that will always be the case. However, most stayed in because they enjoyed the life associated with the RAF. If you have to beg somebody to stay in by paying them a retention bonus then something has sadly gone very wrong.
I do not know what the answer is in this modern materialistic world we live in (I do have a few old fashioned ideas), but simply offering more money is not the solution. You cannot buy loyalty, commitment, dedication and love.