Service Pension Fairness
Several posters seem to expect fairness for service pension scheme members, this is not the case
As a RAF Officer from 1964 to 1983 we were all mystified by the pension arrangements and somewhat misinformed
It was only on reaching my state pension age that I discovered my service years did not count towards a state pension and it was not possible to buy back those years as this can only be done from earned income, this costs me £95 per week
I also did not know that service before 21 did not count towards the service pension
Current service people should not expect to be told their pension arrangements and or not expect fairness to apply