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    Reduced state pension

    I read an article in the news yesterday about the new state pension that starts in 2016, you now need 35 yrs of paying a full national insurance stamp to qualify, here is the kicker, while serving in the RAF your pension was contracted out, and you paid a reduced stamp, so now you need to work...
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    Railway jobs

    I have recently been employed by East Coast Mainline as a servicing technician. For all you techies out there you may want to consider this as a future carreer. The starting salary compares favourably with SNCO pay, also from what I hear ex RAF techies are being positively recruited, of the 5...
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    End of LOS 30

    After yesterdays announcement that we shall lose 2500 personnel through natural wastage, I was having a chat in the crewroom with a SNCO who told me he had not been offered LOS 30. He also said he knew of someone else in the same boat, I personally had mine rejected on meical grounds, and last...
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    armed guard

    Does anyone know what the rules are for how many hours off duty you are entitled to before you start armed guard? I was recently told that you could make soneone work upto 2100 hrs on the day before, this was for an 0600 start the following day, i always thought live armed guard had to have 12...
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    Renumbering the Trade Groups

    I think they should renumber the tade groups to reflect current pay and promotion prospects. So which is the higher trade group? Remember when TGs were assigned aircraft techies were deemed to be the most valuable members of the RAF, hence TG1 and 2. a. You join as a techie you need...
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    secondment to BAE

    Has anybody applied for secondment to BAE and do you have any good gen regarding terms and conditions , pay etc
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    Pay Rise 2009

    Ive heard a rumour that we are not getting a pay rise this year due to increased recruitment caused by recession, falling inflation, and the fact that this country is SKINT.
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    Techie pay to be re-introduced

    I have heard a rumour that JPA is being modified to allow for the re-introduction of Techie Pay. Maybe at last they are starting to realise if they devalue our training and ability we will just get out. Im not saying that other people dont deserve more money just that when i joined you needed...
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    RAF Placement Plan

    Hello everyone not been on line for a while been a bit busy. My question is in the new chief clerks bulletin it refers to the raf placement plan does anyone know where it can be found.? As apart from mentioning its existence there is no other reference to it .o rdoes anyone out there know what...
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    AMMs the future of the RAF

    Just had a briefing from someone who knows, the RAF in their wisdom recruited 600 of these future technicians in 3 yrs. They do 6 months initiation, then 2 ish yrs on Squadron, then back to training for 18 months, then approx 18months before their useful after that. The first of these people...
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    Leuchars to go to 80% manning

    It has been said that by 1st apr 08 Leuchars will be down to 80% of established manning to back fill gaps caused by PVRs at other more important units. I mean heavy transport and helicopters etc. Does anyone else know anything else about this? ::P:
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