Andgo-
In that case thank god I'm pensionable in Jan 12 - along with a shiny new MBA all being well. Goodbye Services - it was nice whilst the good times rolled. Time to run and grab all I can before it changes ;-(
I have heard this talked about before - there was talk of scrapping the immediate pension for Offrs at 38 or 16 Yr point - or 22 yrs for NCOs etc - and not getting your pension until 65!! - Oh and I also heard that HRMC are looking into taxing the 'Early Departure Payment' for those on AFPS05. I can see people running for the JPA Termination button already.