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BFPO and Verified by Visa
2 part question 1. Is there anyone in BFPO land who has had a problem with Verified by Visa whislt trying to purchase goods/pay bills over the internet, and resolved the problem? I am with Alliance & Liecester and they are one of the banks to have signed into VbV yet the software won't accept a BFPO address. My bank say it…
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Paying for MQ and SLA
Just wondering if anyone one on here knows if you can move into the block while still paying for a Married Quarter and if you would have to pay for the room in the block?? Cheers in advance for any replies
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DA on last move?
we have been in the same quarter for 10 years therefor have never claimed DA My question is when he gets out of army 22years and we move to our won home can we claim DA?
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Married Quarters
How soon can we apply for Married quarters before we get married? Thanks
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DLA/ Mobility on posting abroad
Some useful information for anyone like me whos registered disabled and has a motobility vehicle being posted overseas, after speaking to motobility and dwp you can still take your vehicle with you and change it like you would in the uk, they will supply you with your export licience and green card for insurance so you can…
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VAT refunds help required please
I am looking to purchase a laptop online, but I will need it for when I stationed in Afghanistan. I know Amazon do VAT refunds for anything sent to BFPO addresses but the laptop I require can only be purchased from the manufacturer and they dont deliver to BFPO addresses. So if Amazon can do it, can I not claim back my VAT…
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Army pensions - some should be paid tax-free
I was listening to Radio 4's Fortune Hunters this morning, you should be able to Listen Again for a week. As I understand it, if you were pensioned out of the army, eg through injury or illness which was attributable to your army service, your pension should be paid tax free. For some reason, although the navy and air…
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BFPO recorded delivery?
I would like to send a letter with items that need either a signature or a guarantee. Would I send this recorded delivery slips like I do with Royal Mail letters or do BFPO do something different? Many thanks in advance. Gin
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transferring to the Australian Army
does anyone know anything about this? I am looking at doing this in a few years time as i believe you can stay on until you are 55 then retire in the sun. I know its quite a popular thing to do at the moment and was hoping someone here could fill me in on some info.
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Married Quarters
Does anyone know whether it is 'aloud' to fit an outside tap to the property??
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Boarding School Kit Insurance
I currently have a daughter in Boarding school and last year (her first) she had loads of kit and personal items either stolen or damaged. Does anyone know of insurance that will cover her whilst she is at school as it is getting very expensive to keep replacing stuff. It is bad enough covering the bit the MoD doesn't as…
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medical pension v divorce
Hi folks, thanks x
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War pension
Hi Advice please, my Grandad passed away suddenly last week He has left a will He had been getting a War Pension, will this now stop, my Nan and him were not married Also they have decided not to get a solictior as he has chosedn who is executors of his will were before and we have been told by them that they dont see why…
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Armed Forces Pension
I know this technically belongs in the Pensions forum but thought I would get a better response here. I joined the Services earlier this year and am 22 on a Permanent Commission signed up until my 40th Birthday or longer. I recently received information on the Armed Forces Stakeholder Pension with Scottish Widows and was…
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Our Disciplined Queens Guards LMAO!!
>>>>> Click Here for the VIDEO<<<<<<< A QUEEN’S guardsman saw red when a giggling student took the mickey out of him outside a royal palace by mimicking his actions - and went on the ATTACK. Columbian student Nick Ibarra, 23, began larking about for pal Suzanne Cadosch, 22, who was videoing the armed guard on duty in his…
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bloody army loosing docs and passports
This isnt my week so again i must vent my frustration out on all of you. Been a month since handed in old passports, app forms and all origional docs to the army csgt for new passports cause we're posted. Had nothing back so rang the passport office today who have confirmed they have never received anything regarding our…
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DA on first move
We have just moved into our first MQ and I was wondering if I can claim the monster DA for moving from SLA? I can't remember how much it is (I think nearly £1k - a lot more than the 80 quid as a singly) and it would make the whole moving in process a lot cheaper with regards to phones, t'interweb etc. Cheers for any…
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Halfords Trade Card for Forces
I was looking back through some old threads and came across this posted by halfords on the motoring board: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=676691&page=8 I have done some googling, and it seems that most Halfords do give these out to forces peeps. We need some bits from there and my hubby is RAF AMM so…
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Send a free message to friends or family serving in Iraq
CLICK In the next few weeks, Smooth Radio will be given special access to UK soldiers on the frontline. And we want to send them your messages of support. Have you got friends or family serving in Iraq? Let them know you're thinking of them here. Enter your details and message
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Quotes for march out cleaning
Was wondering if we could start a thread so I can gauge a rough estimate for a price for march out cleaning of quarters. When we moved from Marham we were charged £80 for a 2 bed, I have now just been quoted £285 for a 3 bed at Wyton. I'm really tempted just to do it myself rather than payout. Anybody got any other quotes…
