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Missing RAF Personnel Details - more info?
Hi all, A colleague of mine was in the RAF and her husband still is. We were talking the other day about the RAF records which went missing at the end of September (three USB hard drives stolen, I think it was). Apparently her husband was told there is an address to write to to find out if his details were on those hard…
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Property Firm Advertised by member of my unit - Any guidance welcome
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Free Scottish Youth Hostels Association Membership for Armed Forces
If you're in the Armed Forces it's possible to get a free Scottish Youth Hostel Association membership worth around £9. This gives you access to 70 hostels in Scotland from around £12/night and over 470 International Youth Hostels. To get your free armed forces membership, go to www.syha.org.uk/membership and download the…
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Win a 2 night break at the Elegant Classic Lodge Grinkle Park Hotel in the heart of t
Check out this competition on www.forcesdiscount.com Classic Lodges also have Forces Discount saving 20% call 0845 6038892 and quote FD08.
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Change of pension 75 - 05
Does anyone know if I will be made to change pension schemes. At the moment I am on 75 and have been accepted for my commission, so I will be changing my contract once I hopefully grad IOT. Will I be made to go on to 05 pension. I don't want to change my pension as I only intend on doing my 22 still not the extra 18yrs Ill…
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Posted to Waddington
We have just found out we are to be posted to Waddington. I've looked at all the RAF websites but they are pretty carp to be honest. Can anyone give me any info, good or bad. I would like to know a little more about the quarters, mother and toddler groups, facilities on camp. Also I know there is a swimming pool, is it any…
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Discount with MOD 90
Just wondering where you can get discount with your MOD 90 my other half is in the Army and i have heard rumors that they can be quite effective money saving tools.
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War Pension - Reassessment??
My Grandfather receives a War Pension, he's now gone into a residential home and his health has deteriorated over the last couple of years. Would it be worth and is it possible to ask for a reassessment of his war pension? We know very little about his war pension or how it works and just want to make sure he's getting…
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posted to Raf innsworth
Hi there, i know this is a money saving site, but id really like to know where i wil be living when we get posted to raf innsworth, I was just after some info, like what are the quarters like local amenities and such like.. I have called the hive at RAF innsworth and still not recieved any info, the lady at our hive has…
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German phone plug adaptor
We are moving to Germany soon, although not with the army, and we were wondering if we could get converters to use our home phone equipment on the German telephone network? It seems silly to buy new cordless phones and a router if we could just get a plug adaptor.
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This could be interesting for a few that are leaving and trying to decide what to do
IF the Tories get in http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7640903.stm
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Entitled To Help?
I have a relative who used to be in the army, he served in several places including Northern Ireland. Unfortunately he seen some horrendous things while he was there and got caught up in bombs etc, I have only began to realise that he has been seriously psychologically effected by all this, even though the events happened…
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HMS Bulwark
Just to let anybody who might be interested know (for those that serve / have served / have relatives serving on this ship); this ship shall be featured on Top Trumps on Channel 5 on Monday 6th October at 7:30pm. Its being compared to some American ship. Filming took place on 12th June 2008
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International Money Transfer
I am currently serving in the British Army and stationed in Germany. I have the option of having my salary paid into a German account. I have been informed that if i transfer an amount from my german bank to my english bank i will make money via the exchange rate every month for example: If i transfered the equivalent of…
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I wanna send birthday card to US serviceman in Iraq
Its my son-in-law and his birthday next month so i`d like to send him a card & small present. Is it possible? daft question i know,lol, but i don`t know if there`s a procedure to follow & hope someone does. It may be, that i just take the stuff to post office. thanks :o
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Gurkha petition
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Gurkha-soldiers/ lin seen on various other forus, so thought I'd nudge it your way too.. I can't beleive such a loyal band of people are being treated like this. 30,000 signatures so far. (apologies if not in most appropriate section- please move if neccessary).
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Council tax on house in Uk while living in MQ
Hi Can anyone shed some light on this please. I will be getting married soon and moving into mq with htb. I own my house in UK and intend on keeping this house once we move into mq. Just wondering, do I need to pay council tax on the house, if I wont be living in it. Obviously there are others out there who must own a…
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Army Pension (Under 5yrs Service)
Hi, Was in the Army 83-87, about 4 1/2 years in total, would like to transfer what I paid into that pension to my civil service pension. I enquired many years ago ans was told I can't as I did not complete 5 years, anyone know if this is true or have the rules changed...? Cheers...
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Claiming tax back?
My dh is in Belize for 6 months when he gets back can he claim tax back?
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Wags!!!!!
Just thought I'd say hello to the other Forces WAGS on here. So..... hi!!!! My OH is in the RAF and we have 2 girls. We live down south but are hoping to get a posting up north next time.... you can but hope!!! So, how are you?