Unusual self-awareness from a Harrier mate :ok:

Harrier 123,
From the Army, if you commission from the ranks over the age of 30, you enter on Late Entry Commission rates which means that you will receive a minimum of a 5% pay rise. Clearly, this will not conveniently take you to a comparable annual rate so you move on to the next available, then continue to receive annual increments to level 15. A WO1 enters at about level 8, a WO2 about 6 or 7. We do commission SSgts who would enter at level 3 or 4 but it is not the norm. Below the age of 30 the same basic system applies but the individual will have to do the full Commissioning course at RMA Sandhurst and will enter Lt pay scales under the 5% equation. Final note, LE rates only apply at Captain level, upon promotion the individual goes on to "normal rates" but does not get incremental raises for 3 years (I think) to allow for the inequalty of rates of pay between DE and LE Majors.

Howzat?