Don't ask me to feel sorry for any of the muppets in career and personnel management. These problems are entirely of their own doing. Guys that joined from 2010 onwards are on a pay scheme that has them earning massively less each year then their mates that joined prior. Add in the various retention schemes (MSBS ect) that they can't be a part of either and you're talking about a pay differential of 30-40% (depending on rank). T&Cs have gone only one way globally, yet in the ADF they've gone backwards. The majors commenced recruiting more than a year ago, what has HR done to prevent the wholesale destruction of its workforce? Let's not even get started on the recruiting issues they have. The ADF has become a stepping stone, not a career.