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Tigs me old
You should chill out and learn when muppets are trying to simply wind people up. Happens all the time on here.
Suggest you go have your blood pressure checked.
I wasn't going to comment, which was why I yyyyyyaaaaawnned at a comment that is oft aired on here, but since I am here I will.
If a couple,(any denomination) wishes to live together instead of marrying then
IT IS THEIR ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO DO SO!!
Not everybody wishes to live within an institution.
Lots of people have different ways of living as compared with 1955, the era in which most of the MOD mandarins and our airships live in. I happen to think the RAF is doing a sterling job on smoothing out the kinks and eventually there will be no differences betwixt those who are married and those who are not. Indeed evidence of this can be seen by the recent huge U turn on pensions to surviving partners.
For the record I have been married and I will never marry again. My personal choice is based on my own experiences of how the law affects you as both a married man and a singly. An undisputable fact is that you are in a far better position if you are unmarried.
I mean, there aren't even any blinking tax advantages any more!!
You should chill out and learn when muppets are trying to simply wind people up. Happens all the time on here.
Suggest you go have your blood pressure checked.
I wasn't going to comment, which was why I yyyyyyaaaaawnned at a comment that is oft aired on here, but since I am here I will.
If a couple,(any denomination) wishes to live together instead of marrying then
IT IS THEIR ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO DO SO!!
Not everybody wishes to live within an institution.
Lots of people have different ways of living as compared with 1955, the era in which most of the MOD mandarins and our airships live in. I happen to think the RAF is doing a sterling job on smoothing out the kinks and eventually there will be no differences betwixt those who are married and those who are not. Indeed evidence of this can be seen by the recent huge U turn on pensions to surviving partners.
For the record I have been married and I will never marry again. My personal choice is based on my own experiences of how the law affects you as both a married man and a singly. An undisputable fact is that you are in a far better position if you are unmarried.
I mean, there aren't even any blinking tax advantages any more!!
Tigs2 as FireAxe correctly suspects, Fishing line rolled out and a whale caught.
I Wholeheartedly agree with The Gorilla in that people should be allowed to live as they wish to do so.
Lets face it, our troops are fighting for peoples right to a democratic and free lifestyle.
I wish them all a safe return
I Wholeheartedly agree with The Gorilla in that people should be allowed to live as they wish to do so.
Lets face it, our troops are fighting for peoples right to a democratic and free lifestyle.
I wish them all a safe return
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ZH 875, Gorilla
Thank you for expiditing your replies, point taken I am chilled. It just pisses me off that singlies don't get the same treatment as scalies>
Peace. balance and harmony, peace, balence and harmony..... HOOOOMMM!!
Thank you for expiditing your replies, point taken I am chilled. It just pisses me off that singlies don't get the same treatment as scalies>
Peace. balance and harmony, peace, balence and harmony..... HOOOOMMM!!
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Everyone in the military knows that deployments are part of the life, but for anyone to decide that a few pence or pounds can diferentiate between the hurt of a married person missing their life back home is any different to a singly missing their life back home is barking up the wrong tree. Everyone hurts whether for wife and kids, or boyfriend and lover, or Mum and Dad. What is the difference? Compensation (although money doesn't really compensate) should be the same.
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Here here!
Well said, Unmissable.
Not that it will matter one jot to me after tomorrow, BUT: I find the idea that it is more worthwhile compensating marrieds than singlies outrageous- Get You Home Pay discrimination has always been a pet hate of mine. Really, can it possibly be right to suggest that married chaps/chapesses are the only people with lives worth returning to outside the Forces? Are they the only ones who miss home a bit now and then?
And I have it on pretty good authority, from a professional legal source, that discrimination on the grounds of marital status, counts as sexual discrimination, iaw the relevant act. All it needs is someone to make a legal challenge who has the time/money/inclination....
Four-penn'orth dispensed!
Ciao!
CC
Well said, Unmissable.
Not that it will matter one jot to me after tomorrow, BUT: I find the idea that it is more worthwhile compensating marrieds than singlies outrageous- Get You Home Pay discrimination has always been a pet hate of mine. Really, can it possibly be right to suggest that married chaps/chapesses are the only people with lives worth returning to outside the Forces? Are they the only ones who miss home a bit now and then?
And I have it on pretty good authority, from a professional legal source, that discrimination on the grounds of marital status, counts as sexual discrimination, iaw the relevant act. All it needs is someone to make a legal challenge who has the time/money/inclination....
Four-penn'orth dispensed!
Ciao!
CC
Sorry Chuffer you are wrong on the discrimination bit, as I said overleaf, according to the EOC it is not illegal to treat married people more favourably than singlies. I am not saying I agree with it but did look into some aspects a few years ago. It is, however, illegal to discriminate against married people. That is why the rules on leave warrants (only given to the few people under a certain time served) were changed ie to bring married people up the no given to singlies. Not sure about the GYH rules since I have never claimed but in the other commonly claimed allowances the anomolies have been just about eliminated. Thre is still along way to go in other departments eg housing.
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Tigs2,
Steady on me old Trout - you will surely die of heart failure!!
I can't comment on your comments about religion and theology, by I can tell you that you must learn to take life just a little bit easier old boy
This is what you need to do................
1. Put your hat & coat on, and take a trip down to your local Tesco.
2. Purchase a bottle of Grouse, and pay the nice lady at the checkout.
3. Have a steady amble back to home.
4. Pull up comfy arm chair, switch on tele' and pour large glass of said liquid.
5. Drink said liquid (not too fast) and observe changes to one's bodily and mental state
6. Within 20 mins - problems solved.
So there you have it old boy, it's not worth hammering your ticker for is? Chill out and stay cool.
Regards to all
The Swinging Monkey
'Caruthers, better send Tigs a bottle pronto Tonto!'
Steady on me old Trout - you will surely die of heart failure!!
I can't comment on your comments about religion and theology, by I can tell you that you must learn to take life just a little bit easier old boy
This is what you need to do................
1. Put your hat & coat on, and take a trip down to your local Tesco.
2. Purchase a bottle of Grouse, and pay the nice lady at the checkout.
3. Have a steady amble back to home.
4. Pull up comfy arm chair, switch on tele' and pour large glass of said liquid.
5. Drink said liquid (not too fast) and observe changes to one's bodily and mental state
6. Within 20 mins - problems solved.
So there you have it old boy, it's not worth hammering your ticker for is? Chill out and stay cool.
Regards to all
The Swinging Monkey
'Caruthers, better send Tigs a bottle pronto Tonto!'
