LtEve you are missing my point entirely, claiming it back didnt stop me having to find 10% of DH take home pay for his passport, more than that for his driving and again for his course. as for putting in for money in advance with 24 hrs notice no he couldnt, and yes he would have had to eat wherever he was but i had already bought food shopping for our family and the family staying with us, who very kindly lent him money to pay for food while he was away. I cant comment on PAYD being fair but in this case it didnt feel very fair, 24 hours notice a week before payday in the middle of the summer holidays, we had no money because a low level SAC's wage doesnt go that far which is something i genuinely dont think the policy makers realise because they dont seem to realise (and ive seen this practically day in day out through DH phase 2 training) that people come in with families.
the GYH (EY) doesnt affect us at all as DH goes OOA in april so we will lose it sooner anyway but that doesnt change my point, just because it doesnt affect me anymore doesnt mean i cant think its wrong and feel empathy for those losing the link with their families.
and as i have said i have taken up the reimbursement thing with rafff, its wrong, ive been asked on here before how i feed a family of 5 on £50 a week, its not how thats important its why, because i have to (and thats my problem and one we signed up for i get that). so when my DH has unit staff breathing down his neck asking why he hasnt sorted out his passport yet or his provisional licence finding those figures is stressful. I shouldnt be placed in a position of having to find such a chunk of his incoming wage to fund things for service reasons even if it is just until they pay it back. the very fact that they pay it back says it should be dealt with at the unit without taking money out of my families pockets.
so lower earners in london and in other countries are being protected great, thats brilliant but the lower earners in the middle of nowhere arent.
and thank you for your sympathy but its really not what im after, the admin department are amazing but i have yet to see any department at all at our parent unit do their job properly, hence the 24 hrs notice for a course whilst he was on leave. im sure there are people at that station who do their jobs well but we have yet to encounter any.
Saltire you have hit what im trying to say, its a long standing frustration that has nothing to do with the sdsr apart from illustrating how the military does anything but protect the lowest earners. i hadnt intended to get into an argument about it so i apologise.
I do see that cuts need to be made but i absolutely think gyh (ey) is one of the ones that shouldnt be, just as some are arguing the case for specialist pay which doesnt affect me so i cant comment. most of the rest seems reasonable to me but not that one when they have stated their aim is protecting the lowest earners.