Equality in veterans pensions
Created By Michael Smith Over a month ago
Veterans who left service before April 1975 get no pension
Veterans who left service before April 1975 get no pension
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.
Those who served for a minimum of 2 years beyond April 1975 are entitled to a preserved pension pro-rata their service on reaching the age of 60,on the same terms as the pre-April 1975 leavers.
This is an outrageous injustice which Governments over the past 30 years have chosen to ignore.
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Used to be a member of the Armed Forces pension group ,took the Government to the European court but no joy they did not want to know.
I served queen and country for six years,went here there and everywhere, came out with just the train ticket home,proud to have served,but what reward did I get,this country does forget all those that served,a bloody shame.
Brian Gough
I served for 12 years,unfortunately I could not reply sooner than this but I did write to our local MP Norman lamb unfortunately I did not receive a reply.Clearly this issue still remains unresolved ?does anyone have any ideas on a way foreword ?
Good Morning Patrick
I knew quite a few skilled technician in the mob who when they were coming to the end of their service time were being offered quite lucrative terms to emigrate and sign up with the Aussie Air Force. Although you do not give details of when...
I completed 6 years RAF service from 1958 through to 1964. I could have used that time more profitably for myself but chose to serve in the military. Pay for a technician back in those days was poor and living conditions were a tad rough until posted to Elizabeth in Australia. Then I realised that...
Keith 28 August 2018.
I have written before on this subject, but that takes no strength away from my 'case'. I served from June 66 to Nov 71, and then was medically discharged. (A nervous breakdown, caused by a family complete breakdown). The RAF sent me to a Disabled Resettlement Officer. He got...
I quite agree with Michael Smith. It is just bang out of order that Goverments up to the present seem to ignore. Shame on them to say the least. Mind you it was near enough took 50 Years to receive my medal for service in the Canal Zone in Egypt. Maybe there is hope yet!!! Don't Give Up.
I couldn't agree more, but after the way the Gurkhas were treated should we be surprised. Maybe we should all unite start up a bank and then they will give us all the money we want.
I did 16 years in the RAF. During that time I received recognition for having prevented an aircraft departing that would have otherwise had an undercarriage main wheel brake failure and most probably have ecollapsed.
I also received an award for technical services having developed a piece of...
It is obvious that all governments have been and are of the same opinion that hopefully we will all be dead in the not too distant future so just ignore this campaign.