Tis Soldier Has Served His Country Well, It's A Pity That The Government Is Treating Him So Badly.

[sandyRoe]

In the week that sees the fallen honoured on Remembrance Day it's ironic that a petition has appeared on Change.org calling for this soldier to be allowed to receive his pension. He is being made redundant 3 days before he becomes eligible.
This petition has already collected almost 50,000 signatures. Will you add yours?

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/pm-david-cameron-david-cameron-keep-your-promise-to-our-military-let-my-husband-have-his-pension

[tonyav]

Signed earlier on a Change.org email I had.

[sandyRoe]

Some good news about this soldiers pension in this e-mail from his wife.

On Monday I started a petition for my husband to receive his full military pension and last night I found out he will.

After months of worry it is a huge relief to finally hear my husband will receive his pension.

I first raised my fears in the media in June but it wasn't until my petition on Change.org that the Ministry of Defence said Michael's transfer request will also stall his redundancy.

The response to our petition has been fantastic and somewhat overwhelming. We are so grateful to the 100,000 people who have responded and continue to spread the word, your efforts have not been in vain and we are so grateful to you all.

We hope that others in similar situations have the courage to ask for help because with the support of Great British public, it is achievable.

Pension Justice for Troops, a group of former service men and women and their relatives, have started a new petition asking the Prime Minister to review the treatment of all soldiers made redundant within a whisper of qualifying for their petition. You can support their petition here.

Thank you all,
Jolene

[FredPuli43]

Very glad at that. Considering I once defended a Regimental Sergeant Major convicted for having sex with an underage girl, yet he kept his full pension, this seemed extraordinarily petty or cynical behaviour

[sandyRoe]

It's good to see the MOD bean-counters have changed their minds.

[emmie]

good news for a change, shame on them for trying it on this way though

[factor-fiction]

Good news. As someone who was made redundant a few months before I'd have got a 25 year service award and before age 50, thereby just missing out on a huge pension scheme benefit for those made redundant after 50, I sympathised very much.

However, I'm wondering whether this ruling does make it difficult to decide where to draw the line- what about someone who was made redundant a month earlier, 2 months earlier,3 months....? Maybe the pension should be paid in every case

[tttom_tomagain]

Yes. Now signing. With pleasure.