Thanks for the info Al,
I actually wrote to Steve Webb (through my MP) about 18 months ago on this very subject. Given that wives suddenly had to make 5 more years of National Insurance contributions to get a full pension under the new single tier pension scheme (35 years NI rather than 30), I thought it was a bit unfair on Mrs F.O.D, who has loyally followed me around Europe for 10 of my 30 years in the RAF. Clearly, I can't have been alone in flagging this up and am pleasantly surprised that HM Govt is actually considering fixing it for Service families who were overseas prior to 2010.
F.O.D