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Medical Discharge
I wonder if anyone can help with some info/advice as, per usual Army are not being straight. My boyfriend has been in the Army for 6 years. While he was in Iraq in 2006 he was diagnosed with Diabetes, he was flown back and treated, he was of course P7 downgraded, he attended a medical board and was kept in, on a recruiting…
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Applications and Debt
Hi all sorry if this is in the wrong place. I believe that the army has a policy on how much debt you can/cannot have when they are considering your application. Can anyone point me to the right place to check this out? I can't find it on their website?
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Travel expenses, HTD, GYH?.... help please.
having recently left the RAF after 13 years, i have a little time on my hands owing to the current economical climate affecting the job market haha, i thought i would look into something again that never was resolved while i was in the service. claiming back travelling expenses from my home to place of work. yes i know HTD…
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child maintenance when serving
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Dodgy knees
Hi ,My son has recently been sent home from selection with the news that his knees bend too far in the wrong direction . He is gutted ,all he has ever wanted to do, from the age of 8 ,is join hte army :/ He is currently attending an army preparation course and already training with them and he has never had any problems…
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Pothole Damage on Military Base
Good morning all! On my way into work last night, whilst on the main road on station, I hit a large pothole and my car now has a rattling exhaust whilst stationary. I haven't been able to get under it to have a look but i suspect that something's not right. It wasn't there when I left for work and the car didn't go 'bang'…
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Son just starting process to go to AFC Harrogate in sept !!
Hi everyone My son has just applied to go to AFC Harrogate, just wondered if anyone has any experience of the whole process and what happens now ? He is 16 and leaves school this summer , most of his life he has wanted to join the Army .I thought when he was little he would grow out of it ... but here we are all these…
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Credit health in the armed forces.
Ok I'm not sure if this has been addressed but a quick google leads me to believe it hasn't. I live on a Naval base and have recently applied for a a new mobile phone contract which has obviously triggered all the usual credit checks etc, so after sending proof of my address (bank statement) and a scan of my passport I was…
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Why is my post been continually deleted?
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RAF pilot 'shot between the eyes'
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Jail For Soldier Who Won't Fight Second Tour
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RAF pilot 'shot between the eyes'
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RAF pilot 'shot between the eyes'
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Married quarters? Please help am new to this!
Hi thanks for reading My fiancee and I are getting married in September this year. He is currently on tour :( We live in a privately rented 3 bed (lovely!!) house. However, we have been thinking about whether to move into married quarters but we know nothing about it. Im more concerned about leaving the area and family,…
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Pension at 50 ?
I served for 14 years in the Army, i am now 52..someone told my that untill 1st April i can take out 25%........is this true and would it be worth it...i left as a full cpl.
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Renting out your home while in SFA
Hi everyone My hubby and I are currently in NI and renting out my flat back in England. I was told that I would need to declare the income to HMRC at the end of the tax year by way of self assesment and then pay tax on the net profit. However a colleague at work has just mentioned that as I don't own the property I am in -…
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Monarch Airline
I know this lot used to give a military discount...does anyone know if they still do, if so what is it? Can't find anything on the discount sites. Thanks.
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Car Insurance in Germany
How do you insure a vehicle while posted abroad? My son is posted in Germany and wants to buy a camper van in the Uk and take it to Germany. Will there be a problem with this? Does it have to be registered in Germany and can a British Company insure it? Thanks for any advice.
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Posted to Germany - mobile contract with O2
Hi, My brother has just found out he is going to be posted Germany, four months into an 18 month contract with 02. Just wondered if anyone had had any luck transferring a contract to a foreign network or getting the provider to suspend the contract for the time of posting? Thanks.
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Cyprus Posting
Hi, my wife is looking for an overseas posting to Cyprus, possibly Akrotiri. Does any one know what employment opportunities exist for dependents. I would be bored sitting on the beach for 3 years!!!!