I think it sucks. Your last sentence says it all Mike L. There is a reason for the difference. And compensation for that difference is the least the government can do for them. How many men does the British Army have on jump status? Can't be that many. Will that break the bank? Sad state of affairs it is. At the moment it would appear that anything breaks the bank. It is just a pity that so much money has been wasted over the years by the MOD Procurement department according to the national newspaper reports over the last few years. The way things are going the UK will have no Defence capabilities in a few years. Regards Tom
At the moment it would appear that anything breaks the bank. It is just a pity that so much money has been wasted over the years by the MOD Procurement department according to the national newspaper reports over the last few years. The way things are going the UK will have no Defence capabilities in a few years. Regards Tom That doesn't sound good. I had no idea the MoD and the government was robbing Peter to pay Paul just to get by. What y'all are going through is sadly similar to what the US went through between the world wars, and that was not a good period. Sounds like someone in government needs to take to cutting un-needed projects and pork in order to pay for who and what affords the privilege of being free.
The good doctor apparently,has decided that the decision requires a review. Just another point and I have never been a civil servant, our political masters tend to be a little trigger happy with their criticism of the MOD and its employees.But the facts are that the politicians are the executive and are responsible for managing the show.Are these politicians guilty of making decisions and policy making then not demanding feedback on what is happening?. It seems odd that since the setting up of Government functions as "Agencies",the model allows the politicians to be distancing themselves from responsibility.
Just out of curiousity does anyone know how much a soldier earns a day whilst on tour inc all the LSSA etc these days? Allow me to enlighten you. On my last tour in 2004 I was being paid around the £67 a day mark, thats £469 a week with no food or accomdation to pay for. Here's one bonus to name many thats been introduced since I left: Experienced soldiers are a vital part of the Army. That’s why we offer a bonus to those who stay in the Regular Army after their initial four-year commitment. You'll be eligible when you’ve served between four and eight years. It pays between £3750 and £15,000. You can take it as a lump sum or split it into two payments. All soldiers who serve for eight years are eligible for a single payment of £15,000. Whilst I may agree or not agree with the current cuts in the MoD lets not make the ladies and gents on the ground out to be very hard done by, rightly or wrongly they do much better than many people in our society today and more importantly they are a volunteer army-they are not conscripted into the armed forces and for their own reasons chosse to do it.
Out of curiousity I asked on Arrse if someone could tell me how much I would earn in today's army if I was at my rank and trade etc at the time of leaving in 2006. Here's the reply I got regarding a Infantry Corporal so no trade pay. I was on £67 a day on my last tour in 2004 inc middle rate LSA so it looks like the pay has more than doubled whilst on Ops with better kit to do the job too. A corporal in the infantry will be on between £27500 and £33000 depending how long he has held that rank. On top of that he'll get £29.02 per day operational bonus as well as LSA at around £18.00 - £25.00 a day though that depends on how many LSA days he's got. Could be more. So taking an average of pay and LSA he'd be close to a £1,000 a week-that makes me wish I was still in
