Concur with above, there are compensations to working out here but beware, BAE Systems are whittling away at them. Despite being the most (only?) profitable enterprise in their portfolio, BAE Systems are on a cost cutting spree. New recruits arriving after 01 Jan 03 are on a new, different (= less) pay scale to those currently contracted but don't know how much less at the moment. MT is being cut by 50%, there is no pay rise next year and a shed load of suppliers are being made 'voluntarily' redundant at v. short notice. It's still worth coming out here but check out the new pay scales first and make sure that you have a parachute in case it all goes pear shaped.