Military Pensions !!!!!

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 09:09

Would any one like to guess the rise if any next month.

japeal



Joined: 12/09/2008
Posts: 1052

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 09:10

My guess 3%

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 09:44

I think you are hoping a bit with 3%. I should have commuted half. When I finally get around to collecting it I doubt it will be worth driving to the bank to cash it.

I hope it is actually useful to those of you who are recieving it now !!

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:01

0%, same as Teacher's pensions. The RPI was -1.4% but as pensions cannot be cut they "awarded" nothing extra. Teachers received a 5% increase last April so perhaps we shouldn't grumble compared to what those working received.

ang1706


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 570

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:01

Well Mr Brown said he would give special consideration to Armed Forces in the Autumn Pre Budget, same time said that all Disability Pensions would rise by 2.5% and State Pension by 1.5%.

Up to today there has been no announcement on results of Armed Forces Pay Review Boards Award yet!

As for a pension increase I think 2.5% is on cards for those under 55 , those over rise in line with the Retail Price Index.

I have friends who left as Warrant Officers/SNCOs at 40 and took maximum commutation and have hit 55 and now are in a position now that their increased enhanced pension has started that they no longer need to work.



Haha roll on when I am 55!!

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:02

Thanks Proger1

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:15

Andy,

Does the R.C.T. stand for Recon and combat trainer because with rest of the details on your profile, it can't mean rickshaws, cabs and taxis surely?

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:19

Nice 1 Paul.

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:24

Next time you are home Paul we will have to go for a pint or two.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:28

Thats the best plan I have heard all week, any preferences as to where?

I went to the old mill recentl but its been invaded by bootnecks?

ang1706


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 570

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:37

Thats a shame!!

Any Ex Airborne around?

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 10:45

Start Happy Valley just let me know.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 11:01

Andy, will do for happy valley.



ang1706 sorry to say thet you may hoping a bit to find airborne who might be able to read and write, wait for it "Incoming"



Tried that cloud hopping malarchy realised I would rather have a bullet rushing at me than the ground, much respect to all.



Paul, just a REMF

ang1706


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 570

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 11:06

I just made the mistake of doing the P Company and Jumps as a young Corporal and then spent 14 of the next 19 years with the Paras as attached .............RAPC/AGC

Had a brill time and would not change it for the world!

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 11:17

RAPC the people everyone really wanted to hate because they controlled the money but could never be nasty to them because ,,,,,, they controlled the money.



RAPC guy got me stuck in for an extra year because he got my dates wrong and said I wasn't legible for 1st stage of redundancy, applied for second astage and was asked why I hadn't taken the first one as I had qualified, would have strangled the first pay corp guy at that point then found out I was about 30% better of for waiting till the second, would have kissed him then.

ang1706


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 570

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 11:27

Sorry to hear that ,



Must confess though why should a Pay Corps bloke be dealing with your Record of Service as thats the Orderly Rooms Job. On redundancy we worked out the financial entitlement only, but that redundancy was a lottery anyway as applied in 2 of them and was tutrned down, so stayed for 22 years and then had Bar in Spain and was asked back in so did a further 7 years in JHQ and had a great time at Hereford (when I was there) and its through contacts there that I am enjoying my timeworking here in Baghdad!

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 11:44

As I said, in the end I was happy so no harm done, I think if I had really wanted to go when it was first stage I would have just signed off anyway as by then I was on open engagement.



That's quite a career path and you are a better man than me for Baghdad, saw and heard enough crap the first time around. Spent 9 years working middle east now but never went back there even when the cash offer was extremely good. One thing to be there with 4" of chubem around you and an SLR/SA80, completely different with a laptop and an 8" adjustable spanner.



Keep safe, keep happy and most of all keep alive !!

ang1706


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 570

Message Posted:
19/03/2010 12:47

Well just checked MODARMY NET and have just been awarded a 2% pay rise so that 2% on pensions for us who are under 55.

Better than nothing!