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Mickwreay
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Well, here we go again, another pie in the sky incentive to retain personnel and make them feel valued. Those lucky enough to reach SNCO status by Apr 1st will be given a £250 grant to assist with the cost of Mess dress purchase. In the future ('in a galaxy far far away' no doubt) Mess Dress will be issued on promotion. Those promoted before Apr 1st or wishing to replace their existing Mess dress will not be eligible.
Call me sour (I am not eligible, I paid a fortune for mine 5 years ago) but would this money not be better spent on defence procurement for the boys on the front line? DT_Xtremez_25: Once again our leaders seem to misunderstand the needs of the good old british tommy!
You are spot on there mate, all that will happen is everyone will get a mess dress even if they only use it once!
I bought a second hand one for £50 in 2001, I used it for Bruggen final summer ball, then sold it a couple of years later having used it once.
This is another total waste of funds that could buy some poor front line troops the kit they require.