Pensions
There is a lot of rubbish being peddled by media who can't be bothered to get someone who knows what they are talking about in military matters as usual
Some interesting, to me anyway, bits
Officers service before the age of 21 doesn't count towards pension entitlement or amount for others it does
Those being dumped before 16 years have lost serps because the service is contracted out and so denied that share of a state pension. But the Military pension which is supposed to replace it is denied them so they have paid those 15 or maybe 18 years for nothing, good trick what
I lose £95 per week off my state pension because of the serps rule, and when I asked to pay into the scheme to regain the lost state pension it was not allowed. Strange you can pay into the state system on your own account for other situations but not the service case
Someone senior in Torygraph today says it is a coincidence, I expect he is right after all he would't just say that to avoid public comment would he
Last edited by Tinribs; 18th Jun 2012 at 19:07.