Navy RAF Pilots To Receive Nothing In Their Compensation Package. Airforce To Receive Everything

AV-8B Harrier II
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RAF Harrier Pilots Given £100,000 Pay-Off...But Their Navy Counterparts Will Receive Nothing -- The Daily Mail

A row has broken out over claims that sacked Harrier pilots in the RAF are being given payoffs of nearly £100,000 each – while their counterparts in the Navy receive nothing.

The jobs in both services are going as a result of the Government’s controversial decision to scrap Harrier jump jets as part of multi-billion-pound defence cuts.

Well-placed sources say there is a huge gulf in the packages offered to sacked pilots in the RAF and the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. RAF pilots are reportedly being offered 18 months’ pay plus a lump sum of £30,000. In some cases the total figure is close to £100,000.

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My Comment: Another example of the MoD bungling on an issue that should be clear cut.