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**DPM** · 22-01-2012, 20:37

So more accurately, pretty painful... Not painless at all.

dpm

**CAARPS** · 22-01-2012, 20:45

I may be missing the point but the normal immediate pension point is 22 years. If that was kept for redundancy lots more individuals could miss out. It has been reduced but that still means some people will miss by a fraction, it could be reduced more then a whole new cohort would miss by a fraction. It is tough but wher is the line drawn?

I have every sympathy but it is not as simple as just giving it to everyone because they only missed by xxxx days/weeks/months

**DPM** · 22-01-2012, 20:54

Officers on AFPS 75 have always needed 16 years pensionable service to qualify for an immediate pension. During the last round, personnel between 12 and 16 years were advanced to the immediate pension point. This time round, there is no advance, so if your plan had been to get to 16 years, but you're now booted out at 15 years and 11 months, I suspect you'd feel a little hard done by.

I should add: 15 years 364 days = zero pension until 60... That's a little worse than tough love.

dpm

**SgtSlaughter** · 23-01-2012, 00:17

Originally Posted by spaz

Cheers for that, Dogtits.

You know me too well!

**skintboymike** · 23-01-2012, 00:22

In the event that not enough volunteers come forward within a targetted trade/rank group, what is the official policy on how the decision of who gets the boot is reached?

**Legs** · 23-01-2012, 00:27

Originally Posted by skintboymike

In the event that not enough volunteers come forward within a targetted trade/rank group, what is the official policy on how the decision of who gets the boot is reached?

**Yakari** · 23-01-2012, 00:30

Originally Posted by skintboymike

In the event that not enough volunteers come forward within a targetted trade/rank group, what is the official policy on how the decision of who gets the boot is reached?

The use of fridge magnets, same as promotion boards.

**Horridlittleman** · 23-01-2012, 07:18

If the tranche sits on the exact same calender dates and I am in the bracket I would qualify for my IP on the day of being made redundant. If they keep it on the same day of the week I will miss out by a day. Because I served 6 months for the Queen before my service was deemed worthy of being pensionable I will feel doubly hard done by.

However that is a long way ahead and I'll worry about it then. In the mean time my next job needs to be prepared for me to be focussing on my personal development a little more keenly than I have previously.

**chocolate_frog** · 23-01-2012, 09:07

It's comeup a fair few times HLM, but I think EVERYONE needs to be casting an eye over their current quals and skillset and thinking in to the future.

I was recceing for houses, TA locations, ACF locations, doctors, dentists and all that stuff in around Nov last year, and I've got a flip chart at work with all my skills, quals etc, those I need to get to make the skills and quals I have got relevant and tose I'd just like to get.

Good news though. Found out my Hazmat Instr course has been cleared and a FAAW instr course.

**slipperman** · 23-01-2012, 09:16

Originally Posted by DPM

Officers on AFPS 75 have always needed 16 years pensionable service to qualify for an immediate pension. During the last round, personnel between 12 and 16 years were advanced to the immediate pension point. This time round, there is no advance, so if your plan had been to get to 16 years, but you're now booted out at 15 years and 11 months, I suspect you'd feel a little hard done by.

I should add: 15 years 364 days = zero pension until 60... That's a little worse than tough love.

dpm

At last; some clarity. Really tough for those effected, but as stated, the system cannot keep on redefining/redrawing the line.