Putting LOA to one side - and the change is principally due to the strong pound/ weak Euro, the recently-announced overseas package is welcome. There are still about 10,000 personnel in NW Europe, although this is drawing down by the day.
The SCV increase from 3 to 6 pa is very welcome. To us, also out East, that's worth about £2000 pa.
But there are still many anomalies. I've just spent a lot of money augmenting my uniform for my post - some of it is funded, some of it (eg fitting sword hooks, for example) is not! On occasions the security state requires me and my wife to use the CAV; fine for duty but if we, say, use the tank to drive from work to the apartment, we are billed an extortionate amount. Let's hope the terrorists only work office hours!
However, the biggie, which will never be properly addressed, is the loss of spousal earnings and impact on their careers.
Last edited by Whenurhappy; 5th Apr 2015 at 08:10.