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Originally Posted by fozyspilgrims  Very cheap housing, don't pay council tax, travel to work money, i have spent most of the last 10 years abroad in Germany and you get LOA (Living Overseas Allowance). When abroad you don't pay TV licence, road tax, council tax, or any VAT on fuel, cars or any goods, hence the 25k UK spec SAAB which i only paid 17k for. Its good paying less than 30p a litre for fuel and having no speed limits!
There will be lots i am missing but it gives you a general idea. The main one is the Armed Forces pension which is way better than the police, nurses or teachers etc, it non contribrituary and is worth well over 250k. |
33k seems a lot for someone in the army, what rank are you mate? thats certainly not a lance jack or corporals pay surely? :confused:
and could explain the pension scheme? it sounds to me like you've been in a while, Id be suprised if they were offering salaries like that to new squaddies and a non contributery pension sheme. My mate left the Marines (I know thats the navy) cos the pay was sh1te never earned anywhere near that, even when in Iraq for 9 months.
If your based in Germany im assuming your either an officer on that pay or in a tank regiment or something?