Tricky subject methinks. I took the trouble to qualify as an A1 instructor and had the benefit of an annual increment practically every year of my 30 years in the Service and yet managed to get to only half the pay of my contemporary who is a TRE for a civilian airline! Don't get me wrong, money is not why I joined and I wouldn't swap seats with him for all the tea in China but an organisation that hopes to retain high calibre individuals is going to have to find a way of rewarding them. I like the idea of instructor pay....obviously (!) but I think it should be extended to all sorts of qualifications (CR, IRE, Auth etc).