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Forces Redundancy Injustice – Overview
The Issue: A small group of service personnel, with substantial years of service and operational tours, were given notice of compulsorily redundancy in June 2012, close to their entitlement to an immediate pension, some within days. As a consequence they are losing out on immediate pension payments worth thousands of pounds over a lifetime. How …
Parliamentary Defence Debate: 6 Dec 2012
Hansard Transcript of today’s debate in Parliament. My MP, Heidi Alexander, did a great job today in highlighting the issue of making soldiers redundant close to Pension Point. At last, the walls of Westminster have heard the truth that has, since the summer, been disguised by the numerous statements of Government Ministers ie…that …
The Army Pension Plan – by Martin Rowson
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/35949 The Issue: A small group of soldiers, with substantial years of service and operational tours, were given notice of compulsorily redundancy in June 2012, close to their entitlement to an immediate pension, some within days. As a consequence they are losing out on immediate pension payments worth thousands of pounds over a lifetime. …
The Military Covenant – by Saul David
The Military Covenant by Saul David Britain has long acknowledged a ‘duty of care’ to its armed forces that dates back to the reign of Henry VIII. It began as an unspoken pact between society and the military, and was only formally codified by the British Army as a ‘covenant’ in the year 2000. The …
Thousands of troops face early axe ‘to end uncertainty’
The article below made me gasp with disbelief! I just can’t understand how making people redundant earlier than expected could somehow relieve people of “uncertainty”, which is what the spokesman for the MoD is quoted as suggesting. As if the Minister of Defence is doing the soldiers and their families a favour by moving things forward! This …
“Yes Please Minister!”
“I intend to do everything I can to support you and your families.” These were the opening words of Rt Hon Mark Francois MP newly appointed Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare & Veterans at the AFF (Army Family Federation) 30th Anniversary Conference. In a refreshingly open and honest way, Mr Francois gave the …
Should the MoD be buying up land in Scotland or paying soldiers their pensions?
An article in today’s Sunday Times suggests the MoD is looking to purchase a controversial piece of land in the Highlands of Scotland, against, it would appear, the will of local people. In my opinion, the MoD would do well to use any extra pennies they seem to have now found stashed down the back of …
Early withdrawal from Afghanistan? Early redundancy for soldiers?
Articles in the The Times and Telegragh today have Mr Hammond talking about early withdrawal from Afghanistan. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9542466/Philip-Hammond-British-troops-could-withdraw-from-Afghanistan-before-2014.html At the same time as considering the future of the Afghan people, Mr Hammond should be considering and supporting the future of the service men and women who have risked their lives time and again …
Why won’t the MoD do the right thing?
Why won’t the MOD do the right thing and change the policy that sees war hardened, experienced soldiers, discharged from the Army days before their immediate pension points? The ‘unpensionables’, who are all being made compulsory redundant within 1 year of their immediate pension points, are being denied the financial security on which they have …
British Broadcasting Services- Call for rethink over officer pensions
Please see below link for BFBS report on pensions issue broadcast for first time, 6th September 2012 http://www.bfbs.com/news/navy/call-rethink-over-officer-pensions-60225.html please sign the petition and get the issue reviewed: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/35949 Could Lord Ashcroft , the new Tsar for Veterans, lend assistance to the campaign for Pension Justice for Troops???? 6 September 2012 | UK By James Hirst
