While we are on about Top people enjoying perks at public expense how about this one. LINK...Royal Navy Commander Anthony Gray found guilty of £53k fraud | Mail Online
I did read another article that says when he's dismissed the service he will get to keep his 93K Gratuity (Tax Free)and his Pension @38K pa.
It's changed a bit now but a lot of the TA's who went out to Irac and Afghanistan in the early days came home to near bankruptcy.
Example One Chap I knew was self employed and earning really good money. His Army pay was that of an ordinary soldier. @ 1/2 of what he normally earned. He was away for nearly 7 months, and came home to a failed business and nearly lost his home and family.
It's changed now. It had to, problem is now they make up the difference between your Army pay and your civvie earnings. Good for Moral when your along side a Career Soldier that is only getting half your pay for facing the same bullets, and Cameron wants to place more burden on the TA (reservists of all arms) in order to further cost cut. Now pardon me if my maths are bad, but if you pay one man twice as much as another? could you not employ 3 men for the same outlay.
Regards all, Handy

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