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Kevlin569 | 16:18 Wed 09th May 2018 | Business & Finance
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How do I go about claiming my military pension when I am 60, next year, I served for twelve years between 1978 and. 1990 thanks in advance
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I would be surprised if you actually need to claim it - I would expect the RAF pensions dept to be well aware of your existence and contact you, assuming they know your address.
You should be able to get a forecast of your pension here

https://www.gov.uk/armed-forces-pension-calculator
I seem to recall that you can fill in your application up to a year before you are due to receive your pension. I am pretty sure that I completed one of these forms as I recall receiving the confirmation slip.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-personnel-and-veterans-agency-spva-pensions-forms
Lucky you. My husband served from 1953-1966 and receives NO pension. It is payable I believe after 1978. During his service he was on Christmas Island throughout Grapple X&Y. This, as well is ignored so far by HM Government. Many of these suffered the after effects still.
>>> It is payable I believe after 1978

It's actually 1975:
https://www.raf-ff.org.uk/financial-matters/pensions/

To be fair, Nannakath, very few employers provided company pension schemes in those days, so the armed forces weren't much different to everyone else in that respect.
When I was in the Mob you had to do 22 years to qualify for a pension.

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