I remember there was a letter in Snippets issue 19 it went along the lines of we are paid more anyway and the overall package leaves us better off. That is b0ll0ck$, we earn more money than some for good reasons -it costs more to live in the UK. esp after the latest stealth taxes which will await our return. I cannot see for one minute that rank for rank we are better off than a US serviceman and lets face it that is who we spend most of our time with. If you want to look at a level playing field then compare a US exchange officer in the UK with uk eqivalent. When he has his version of LOA then his take home is about the same. He still has access to the BX and gets tax free on ops. Then there is hostile fire pay etc. We do get the marvellous OWP ie free soap powder, out of date newspapers and 20 min free call when the phones work. The LSSA hardly makes up for the US advantages at a fiver a day after tax. It might make the govt realize the strength of feeling if all the wives of those detached wrote to MPs asking for a real explanation not some treasurey drivel.