What are the rules governing MoD Civil Servants?
Are they expected to pay these rates when they are on duty away from their home base?
If they are not, and wholly under a different scheme, then I would argue that as MoD employees as well, we (the military) would have a discrimination case against the MoD on the grounds of preferential treatment for civilian staff over uniformed staff.
What about other Government employees? I bet the NHS Nurses and Police don't have the same draconian penny pinching measures levied against them?
I have asked many corporate orgs and they have all been amazed that uniformed staff are expected to pay for their own accn/food when away on company business (ie course etc)
Just because we are military it doesn't mean we have to bend over and be shafted like this. It's about time someone approached their MP/courts on this distgusting money grabbing miserly tactic!