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Help!!!!!!!!worried
Son is due to start basic in a week, sworn his oath etc but has been called back to recruiting office to talk about screening...office is shut and i am worried sick and so is he.....can anyone help
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Choice of regiment
One of my friends is undertaking his 1st stage training. he has been asked to select which regiments of the Royal Artillery would be his 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. No indications of pluses or minuses of each regiment have been given to him. Is there a website that he could go to that gives details of what the individual…
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Just got my Veterans Travel Card Today
Although I posted a while ago when I first heard about it, my Veterans Concessionary Oyster Card arrived in the post today. Yippee, free travel in London on the buses, tube, Docklands Light Railway and London Overground trains at any time and free travel on some other trains in London after 0930 Mon to Fri and all day at…
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A Military Law and Advice thread
A thread or a forum that gives Advice on Military Law and Entitlements Concerning things like Annual Leave /Pay and other allowances would be good on a forum such as this,, Could it ever Happen??:confused:
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AFPS, New Employment & the Taxman
Couldn't find anywhere else to put this so started a new thread. This is something I learnt from bitter experience. If you leave the Armed Forces with an immediate pension do not assume that the Tax people will automatically relate your pension to your new employment. Make sure you let them know! I didn't and it took me 3…
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Armed Forces Pensions Abroad
I was happily looking forward to my retirement in South Africa drawing my Army pension over there, when someone I was chatting to mentioned that he thought that if you move overseas when you retire, the Army reduces your pension. Does anyone have any information on this? If true it seems to be immoral - I have paid all…
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When will i get my pension ?
I served just over 14 years in the Army, can anyone tell me at what age you claim your British Army pension ?
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Dining In nights - Keeping up with the senior ranks?
Just discovered something which might help others out in my situation. Fella is in the RAF and we frequently are asked to attend dining in nights in the officers mess. However - this requires careful dressing on my part, and can sometimes make money tight if I really need that new dress. It doesn't help that I love…
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Anyone applied for a new credit card using a BFPO Address online?
Just having a quick look for a new 0% credit card as our current one's deal is ending soon. Has anyone applied for a new credit on-line whilst using a BFPO address? Have had a quick look, but found most don't accept the postcode. I think the only way to do it is over the phone am I right? Thanks
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christmas boxes for the forces
Hi all At work we're going to be putting together shoeboxes of stuff to send away to serving servicemen for Christmas - any ideas what would be good to put into them? I would hate to !!!! things up with things that were unsuitable/unusable. Thanks for any suggestions likklegibbon
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Pensions for ex service personnel
Recently the Government altered the pension rules which gave service men and women who served post 1975 and have not completed 22 years of service a military pension based on time served which is commendable. Unfortunately they ommited the service men and women who served prior to this time. I am a member of the Armed…
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What can my husband claim
He is away on exercise in Germany. What is he eligible to claim? He normally live in mess in the week, he is in the RAF. Many Thanks
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GYH and Expenses
2 questions, if anyone can help ... How far back can you claim Get You Home allowance? and Can you backdate claims for storage expenses?
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Marching Out Dishforth - please help!!
Hey - long story short I am trying to get my partners house sorted to handover whilst he is in Iraq. Does anyone know of approved services or recommended cleaners in or around Dishforth? Any idea of general costs of a company doing the general painting & cleaning? Don't have a clue - just need it done asap!!! Any help or…
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Driving Lessons- any of them give military discount?
Hi, As above. My sister is just about to turn 17 and wants to start her driving lessons. She is in the RAF, does anyone know of any driving schools who might give a good military discount? Thanks.
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Tax on rent income
I am serving in the RN and have been posted to Plymouth. We have rented our house in the midlands as we could not sell. The accountant informs me that tax on the rent will be calculated 50 50 with my hubby (retired serviceman) as we own the property jointly. She also says that we cannot offset the MQs rent. I had not other…
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son joining the RAF
Hi my son has his apptitude test very soon, the examples of the test they give him are not great does anyone know of anywhere that he can download examples of similar apptitude tests, many thanks in advance
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Help!? I don't know what I'm entitled to!
Hi all, Please can somebody/anybody help me out? Here goes: I am single living out and I own my own house, however because I have been posted I have left it empty and rented out a house at my new posting. This is costing me a bomb is there anything I can claim for? Also can i claim disturbance alowance as a single solidier…
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Marching out and being charged!?
Hi there. I heard a couple of months back that if you have anthing that is slightly damaged,to either exchange it or just call the people up to come and take it away and then it gets you out of being charged. Is this true and does it really work? We are being posted at the end of october and are deffinetly going to get…
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Working away from home??
Hello all. Having posted this on the family boards, I've been directed in your, err, direction :D , and while Dorset to Yorkshire is hardly in the same league as a 6 month deployment to Iraq, your comments would be greatly appreciated. "Apologies if this is not quite MSE'ing but I'm just looking for advice mainly. Does…
