RAF Reserves
To date, this survey has been completed by 95 personnel, although some visited the website only to opt out of completing the survey for some reason. These casual visits or incomplete surveys were not recorded as part of the totals.
The breakdown of serving versus non-serving family members was 96% serving and 4% non-serving. The gender breakdown was 82% male and 18% female.
Votes came from across the rank structure, with every rank up to Wg Cdr represented apart from Master Aircrew. The most represented ranks were AC- Cpl, and Flt Lt. The split between commissioned and non- commissioned voters was 24% commissioned and 76% non-commissioned.
Voters ranged in age from 21 to over 56, with the majority of votes (51%) coming from the 41-55 year
olds, with a further 24% aged 21-30 and 20% aged 31-40 The higher proportion of older respondents reflects the dynamic of our Reserve forces, which typically attract more mature recruits.
In terms of personal status, our respondents classified themselves as follows: 22% single with no current partner; 20% single but in a long-term relationship; 37% married or in a civil partnership for the first time; 12% married or in a civil partnership for a second or subsequent time and the remainder were either separated or divorced
Finally, of our respondents, 71% stated that they lived in their own homes for the majority of the week, while 19% lived in rented accommodation. The remaining voters either lived with their parents, in council house or housing association properties or in other types of accommodation.
Pay and Allowances and Financial concerns
We asked members of the Reserve forces if they felt it was right for the Government to impose a pay freeze on the military. 57% of voters felt the Armed Forces should be protected given the unique nature of their employment.
Nearly half of our voters were satisfied with their basic Reservist pay while only 11% were dissatisfied with the allowances they receive on mobilisation. It should be noted though that 17% felt they did not know enough about the allowances package to comment.
Two thirds of Reserve voters worry about money to some extent, which mirrors the responses received from other Regular audiences. Again, we found that the majority had not sought advice about their debts, despite the fact that 25% of voters owed more than £10,000 (excluding mortgage).
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Debt accrued by Reservists match those of their Regular colleagues, with car loans/HP, credit cards, student debts or a combination attracting the most votes. Again, very few respondents had sought financial advice from external debt advisors.
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