It was a fight that my old branch was never going to win, we topped out at Wg Cdr when our branch sponsor was moved sideways after openly criticising PAYD at a grown up conference. AOC's rollocking and all that. I helped work up an option up that meant the RAF Catering Branch could have done PAYD for the same price, quell surprise it was turned down. I had face time with CAS and that bloke who runs the police in Rutland, claimed it was an Army led party and all that. Poor leadership in my opinion!
Saving across all 3 services £120 million year for PAYD. Losing the goodwill of some of the best people I had the best part of working with for over 21 years, priceless.
Grrghhhhhh!!!!!!!!