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To: His Majesty's Government, and the Ministry of Defence, or a V.I.P who will be selected by the group.
Equal pension rights for Veterans of His Majesty's Forces.
Pay Veteran members of the forces who served before and up to 1975, a pro rate pension in retrospect of time served.
Why is this important?
1 Service persons contributed indirectly to pensions by adjusted pay, and receive nothing for thier contributions.
2 Many Veterans served long periods of service, but due to many reasons did not reach the required 15 years service for officers, or 22 years for other ranks.
3 Many were demobbed as low a 2 days before reaching the pensionable 15 or 22 years.
Families supported their partners and parents, moving at least every 3 years on postings, or living without a partner for long periods. Children were subjected to new schools, and teachers, or were boarded. All service persons had the vision of leaving the services after the required period with a good gratuity, and pension. And of course the chance of being able to work, and increasing the resulting pension at pensionable age. How many were demobbed a few days before the full serving period?. Many Veterans today just manage to exist, pride is that what keeps them going. They also live in the knowledge that service persons today receive a pension pro rate after just 2 years service.
This is not only an abuse of equal rights, but also unfair, we need help because of the negative attitude towards our efforts to get justice.
Things are not getting better for Veterans, not only are many on the bread line, but now are suffering abuse, as a thanks for the service, and loyalty given over the years.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/weforveterans/files/
2 Many Veterans served long periods of service, but due to many reasons did not reach the required 15 years service for officers, or 22 years for other ranks.
3 Many were demobbed as low a 2 days before reaching the pensionable 15 or 22 years.
Families supported their partners and parents, moving at least every 3 years on postings, or living without a partner for long periods. Children were subjected to new schools, and teachers, or were boarded. All service persons had the vision of leaving the services after the required period with a good gratuity, and pension. And of course the chance of being able to work, and increasing the resulting pension at pensionable age. How many were demobbed a few days before the full serving period?. Many Veterans today just manage to exist, pride is that what keeps them going. They also live in the knowledge that service persons today receive a pension pro rate after just 2 years service.
This is not only an abuse of equal rights, but also unfair, we need help because of the negative attitude towards our efforts to get justice.
Things are not getting better for Veterans, not only are many on the bread line, but now are suffering abuse, as a thanks for the service, and loyalty given over the years.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/weforveterans/files/
How it will be delivered
We wish to deliver the petition as a packet, and presented by members of our group.
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