Do you intend to see out your current engagement?
I want to sign on and extend my Service 9%
No, I intend to leave sooner 39%
Yes, I intend to stay in the RAF for my current engagement 52%
‘I love the RAF and hope to be able to serve to 60 years old.’ ‘Pay, Pension, CAAS and the prospect of FAM have all eroded the offer …’
‘Man power constraints mean I cannot do my job as well as I would like as there is too much expected of me meaning if I do everything that is asked of me, I can complete none of it well. It’s frustrating as I know I can do a better job but I am not afforded the opportunity.’
‘If I serve my 20 yrs to qualify for my pension, I will need to find another career at age 42 until my pensionable age of 65. By this time, I predict that my civilian peers will have caught up with me and will have the benefit of commercial awareness, which I will lack - leaving me looking for jobs and being uncompetitive for employment. However, if I leave the Service prior to age 35, I can use my management experience - unparalleled by civilians of the same age - to my advantage in securing a job. I had initially chosen a permanent commission on the basis of a pensionable age of 55, which I would have qualified for at age 40. This would have meant that I would be well placed for life after the Service. Now that I do not have that benefit, I will need to find another career after the RAF out of necessity, and it will be more difficult the longer I serve for.’
‘I’ve had a fantastic career, but times have changed, the pay offer is no longer competitive in my field and I can earn the same or a little more with my current experience whilst actually being able to be with my family and live in my own home. Its such a shame too as I really love serving my country and i’m proud to say that I’m in the RAF.’
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