Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
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The question of manning affects all branches of the Services
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Quite so. Perhaps when the government will pay salaries appropriate to the role, AND the X-factor on top, and get shot of the historical baggage (crap accommodation, class distinction, training deficiencies etc) it will attract enough people to fill the roles it retains.
You shouldn't get a pay rise when you leave the services for doing a similar job. You should lose the X-factor and then be at parity. As long as that doesn't happen, then how can the MOD hope to recruit and retain the right people in the right jobs?