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Ellen Jeffery Posts: 4
15 days ago
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[quote=Michael Smith]Veterans of the UK Armed Forces serving on regular engagements who left the service prior to April 1975 having completed less than 22 years for Other ranks or 16 years for Commissioned Officers made indirect contributions towards pension but receive no benefit in return. ...
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Loveth Alex Posts: 3
10/19/2021
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Hello, I'm new here I just want to know if this forum is active. Thank you
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Phil Reading Posts: 1
10/10/2021
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Didn't we all sign up some years ago and set up a fund for our appeal to be turned down at every move including European courts
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John Evans Posts: 58
9/26/2021
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Sorry forgot to say I joined up Oct 59. Demob Sept 72
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John Evans Posts: 58
9/26/2021
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Hi. I have said this before, but make my blood boil. I joined RAF Boy Entrants 17 year old. did my 12 years Man Service, during which time I applied to extend to 22 years, refused. On demob joined West York's Police at aged 30 yars 4 months. could only serve 25 years as compulsory retirement at 55...
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Robert D Young Posts: 4
9/25/2021
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[quote=Ian Hennessy]Civil Servants get a pension pre April 1975. Make your own rules up when you work for the Government directly. All HM Forces should be treated the same.[/quote]
Would be interested if you have a source for that.
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John Lear Posts: 1
8/31/2021
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I worked with an ex-RAF technician who served for 12 years, and left before 1975 even though [b][u]he volunteered to sign-on![/u][/b]
If he had been allowed to serve a couple of more years he would have qualified for a pension.
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Rose Middleton Posts: 1
6/1/2021
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Is this campaign getting anywhere
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Judy Rich nee Whistler Posts: 1
5/23/2021
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My husband joined RN in March 1966 and left in Feb 1973...He was involved in many conflicts including the first ship to go to Northern Ireland gun running patrol and many more...
I joined RN 1966 left 1968 on marriage ...so no pensions
Judy Rich
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Ian Hennessy Posts: 5
5/19/2021
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Civil Servants get a pension pre April 1975. Make your own rules up when you work for the Government directly. All HM Forces should be treated the same.
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