Dear Stowaway,
Thank you in the first instance of being polite.
Its not a lofty rank, many do make it and i think right now we have about 400? lol!
But I can tell you that had £18k been all that I could earn then I think I would have learned a language and moved to BA! I know £25k plus the rest isnt a huge amount more, but to me it makes all the difference.
Becoming an IFS (as it was then) was all I ever wanted from the day I joined VAA, and I still pinch myself now after all these years.
Sad I know, but so true
Edited to say: Didnt really answer your question did I? Hmmmmmmmm need more time to think, but maybe the few FSMs that we do have just prove the point that we dont pay them enough and that more would stay if we did, so dont lose the rank!
