Or is this yet another redundancy by stealth method in order to get people to leave without paying them a bean...I despair I really do.
If that is their thinking, then it's flawed. Because anyone on AFPS 75 who is already past their IP point and feels like they are about to be done over will just leave before the new scheme comes in to play, and the MOD will then have to start paying out. Hardly a good way of saving money - and given the numbers of people I know who are keeping a very close eye on things and are prepared to jump in 2014 - it will cost them a fortune. If they really want to save money in the short term the smart thing would be to cause as little damage as possible and encourage people to stay thus catching them in any new scheme.