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SUBJECT 2006 AFPRB PAY AWARD
FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS ONLY. NOT TO BE DISSEMINATED UNTIL 11.00 ON 16 FEB 06. NOT FOR OUT OF HOURS ACTION.
2006 AFPRB PAY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM DCDS PERS FOR ALL COMMANDING OFFICERS AND HEADS OF ESTABLISHMENT. THIS MATERIAL IS IN CONFIDENCE UNTIL 11.00 HOURS 16 FEB 06. THIS SIGNAL IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 11.00 HOURS 16 FEB 06 BUT THEN IS TO BE PROMULGATED TO ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL.
1. THE 2006 REPORT OF THE ARMED FORCES PAY REVIEW BODY AFPRB WAS PUBLISHED TODAY. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED THE REVIEW BODY'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL AND INDIVIDUALS WILL SEE THE IMPACT OF THE AWARD IN THEIR APRIL 2006 PAY STATEMENTS. THIS SIGNAL SETS OUT THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE AFPRBS RECOMMENDATIONS.
MILITARY PAY
2. THE AFPRB RECOMMENDED THAT FROM 1 APRIL 2006 THE MILITARY PAY RANGES FOR ALL PERSONNEL EXCET FOR OTHER RANKS PAY ON RANGE 1 LOWER AND OTHER RANKS ON PAY RANGE 1 HIGHER LEVEL 1 AND NEW ENTRANTS SHOULD INCREASE BY 3 PER CENT.
3. OTHER RANKS ON PAY RANGE 1 LOWER AND OTHER RANKS ON PAY RANGE 1 HIGHER 1 LEVEL 1 AND NEW ENTRANTS SHOULD INCREASE BY 3.3 PER CENT.
4. EXAMPLES OF REVISED PAY RATES FOR OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS ARE SET OUT BELOW. ARMY TERMINOLOGY IS USED THROUGHOUT. EQUIVALENTS APPLY FOR THE OTHER SERVICES. ROUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF PAY ARE SHOWN DUE TO THE PLANNED ROLL OUT OF JOINT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION JPA FOR ALL 3 SERVICES IN 2006-2007. ILLUSTRATIVE DAILY RATES OF PAY ARE SHOWN FOR PERSONNEL WHO WILL REMAIN ON THE LEGACY PAY SYSTEM UNTIL THEY MOVE TO JPA LATER IN 2006-07
OF6 PRE JPA JPA
BRIG LEVEL 5 237.06 86,527
BRIG LEVEL 4 234.62 85,636
BRIG LEVEL 3 232.21 84,757
BRIG LEVEL 2 229.79 83,873
BRIG LEVEL 1 227.37 82,990
OF5
COL LEVEL 9 209.51 76,471
COL LEVEL 8 207.01 75,559
COL LEVEL 7 204.51 74,646
COL LEVEL 6 202.02 73,737
COL LEVEL 5 199.53 72,828
COL LEVEL 4 197.04 71,920
COL LEVEL 3 194.55 71,011
COL LEVEL 2 192.05 70,098
COL LEVEL 1 189.56 69,189
OF4
LT COL LEVEL 9 180.95 66,047
LT COL LEVEL 8 178.78 65,255
LT COL LEVEL 7 176.61 64,463
LT COL LEVEL 6 174.46 63,678
LT COL LEVEL 5 172.31 62,893
LT COL LEVEL 4 170.16 62,108
LT COL LEVEL 3 168.01 61,324
LT COL LEVEL 2 165.86 60,539
LT COL LEVEL 1 163.69 59,747
OF3
MAJ LEVEL 9 139.68 50,983
MAJ LEVEL 8 136.79 49,928
MAJ LEVEL 7 133.92 48,881
MAJ LEVEL 6 131.04 47,830
MAJ LEVEL 5 128.14 46,771
MAJ LEVEL 4 125.27 45,724
MAJ LEVEL 3 122.37 44,665
MAJ LEVEL 2 119.51 43,621
MAJ LEVEL 1 116.63 42,570
OF2
CAPT LEVEL 9 110.11 40,190
CAPT LEVEL 8 108.86 39,734
CAPT LEVEL 7 107.59 39,270
CAPT LEVEL 6 105.10 38,362
CAPT LEVEL 5 102.59 37,445
CAPT LEVEL 4 100.10 36,537
CAPT LEVEL 3 97.58 35,617
CAPT LEVEL 2 95.07 34,701
CAPT LEVEL 1 92.59 33,795
OF1
LT LEVEL 10 79.86 29,149
LT LEVEL 9 77.95 28,452
LT LEVEL 8 76.06 27,762
LT LEVEL 7 74.16 27,068
LT LEVEL 6 72.25 26,371
LT LEVEL 5 60.11 21,940
LT LEVEL 4 53.26 19,440
LT LEVEL 3 45.35 16,553
LT LEVEL 2 41.56 15,169
LT LEVEL 1 38.03 13,881
UCE
U CAD LEVEL 4 43.71 15,954
U CAD LEVEL 3 40.04 14,615
U CAD LEVEL 2 35.66 13,016
U CAD LEVEL 1 31.06 11,337
WELBEXIAN OFFICER CADETS
YEAR 3 43.71 15,954
YEAR 2 40.04 14,615
YEAR 1 31.06 11,337
OTHER RANKS - HIGHER
RANGE 5
WARRANT LEVEL 7 114.17 41,672
OFFICER I LEVEL 6 112.46 41,044
LEVEL 5 110.48 40,325
LEVEL 4 108.54 39,617
LEVEL 3 106.58 38,902
LEVEL 2 104.78 38,245
LEVEL 1 102.76 37,507
RANGE 4
WARRANT LEVEL 9 105.62 38,551
OFFICER II LEVEL 8 104 13 38,007
LEVELS 5-9 LEVEL 7 102.67 37,475
STAFF LEVEL 6 101.20 36,942
SERGEANT LEVEL 5 99.02 36,142
LEVELS 1-7 LEVEL 4 96.82 35,339
LEVEL 3 94.64 34,540
LEVEL 2 92.41 33,733
LEVEL 1 90.24 32,938
RANGE 3
SERGEANT LEVEL 7 90.18 32,916
LEVEL 6 88.52 32,310
LEVEL 5 86.86 31,704
LEVEL 4 85.20 31,098
LEVEL 3 84.14 30,711
LEVEL 2 82.06 29,952
LEVEL 1 79.99 29,196
RANGE 2
CORPORAL LEVEL 7 81.03 29,576
LEVEL 6 79.30 28,945
LEVEL 5 77.69 28,357
LEVEL 4 75.86 27,689
LEVEL 3 74.13 27,057
LEVEL 2 70.67 25,795
LEVEL 1 67.38 24,594
RANGE 1
LANCE LEVEL 9 70.67 25,795
CORPORAL LEVEL 8 67.38 24,594
LEVELS 5-9 LEVEL 7 64.48 23,535
PRIVATE LEVEL 6 61.65 22,502
LEVELS 1-7 LEVEL 5 58.79 21,458
LEVEL 4 53.17 19,407
LEVEL 3 46.45 18,049
LEVEL 2 44.79 16,348
LEVEL 1 39.24 14,323
OTHER RANKS - LOWER
RANGE 5
WARRANT LEVEL 7 107.74 39,325
OFFICER I LEVEL 6 104.78 38,245
LEVEL 5 101.92 37,201
LEVEL 4 99.97 36,489
LEVEL 3 98.03 35,781
LEVEL 2 96.09 35,073
LEVEL 1 94.26 34,405
RANGE 4
WARRANT LEVEL 9 96.77 35,321
OFFICER II LEVEL 8 94.63 34,540
LEVELS 5-9 LEVEL 7 93.42 34,098
STAFF LEVEL 6 92.01 33,584
SERGEANT LEVEL 5 88.03 32,131
LEVELS 1-7 LEVEL 4 86.85 31,700
LEVEL 3 84.86 30,974
LEVEL 2 82.19 29,999
LEVEL 1 81.13 29,612
RANGE 3
SERGEANT LEVEL 7 83.30 30,405
LEVEL 6 82.67 30,175
LEVEL 5 79.91 29,167
LEVEL 4 77.88 28,426
LEVEL 3 77.10 28,142
LEVEL 2 75.21 27,452
LEVEL 1 73.29 26,751
RANGE 2
CORPORAL LEVEL 7 72.87 26,598
LEVEL 6 72.34 26,404
LEVEL 5 71.77 26,196
LEVEL 4 71.21 25,992
LEVEL 3 70.67 25,795
LEVEL 2 67.38 24,594
LEVEL 1 64.48 23,535
RANGE 1
LANCE LEVEL 9 59.17 21,597
CORPORAL LEVEL 8 57.10 20,842
LEVELS 5-9 LEVEL 7 54.60 19,929
PRIVATE LEVEL 6 52.36 19,111
LEVELS 1-7 LEVEL 5 50.26 18,345
LEVEL 4 47.69 17,407
LEVEL 3 43.85 16,005
LEVEL 2 41.55 15,166
LEVEL 1 39.24 14,323
NAVAL ARTIFICER APPRENTICES
LEVEL 4 58.79 21,458
LEVEL 3 40.88 14,921
LEVEL 2 38.59 14,085
LEVEL 1 34.31 12,523
NEW ENTRANT RATE OF PAY 33.32 12,162
5. MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS. THE AFPRB WILL SUBMIT SEPARATE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PAY OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS
TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DOCTORS AND
DENTISTS REVIEW BODY.
6. RESERVES. THE PAY OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE FORCES WILL
INCREASE IN PROPORTION TO THE INCREASES OUTLINED IN PARAS 2
AND 3.
7. RESERVES BOUNTIES. THE AFPRB RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING
LEVELS OF BOUNTIES FROM 1 APRIL 2006.
VOLUNTEER RESERVE FORCES TRAINING BOUNTY
YEAR 1 382 POUNDS
YEAR 2 840 POUNDS
YEAR 3 1,298 POUNDS
YEAR 5 1,506 POUNDS
EX REGULAR OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS TRAINING BOUNTY
339 POUNDS
UNIVERSITY UNITS BOUNTY
YEAR 1 131 POUNDS
YEAR 2 152 POUNDS
YEAR 3 185 POUNDS
HIGH READINESS RESERVE BOUNTY 382 POUNDS
SPONSORED RESERVE BOUNTY BASED ON THE TRAINING BOUNTY WITH
RATES VARYING BETWEEN 50 PER CENT AND 100 PER CENT DEPENDING
ON TRAINING COMMITMENT
CALL OUT GRATUITY 458 POUNDS
8. R IRISH-HSPT BOUNTIES. THE AFPRB ALSO RECOMMENDED THE
FOLLOWING LEVELS OF BOUNTIES FROM 1 APRIL 2006.
YEAR 1 535 POUNDS
YEAR 2 1,003 POUNDS
YEAR 3 1,467 POUNDS
YEAR 5 1,690 POUNDS
SPECIALIST PAY
9. SPECIALIST PAY. THE AFPRB RECOMMENDED THAT ALL FORMS OF
SPECIALIST PAY WILL INCREASE BY 3 PER CENT WITH EFFECT FROM
1 APRIL 2006.
COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES
10. UNPLEASANT LIVING ALLOWANCE ULA. THE AFPRB RECOMMEND
THE INTRODUCTION OF UNPLEASANT LIVING ALLOWANCE FROM THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF JPA IN EACH SERVICE AT A DAILY RATE OF 3.00
POUNDS PER DAY
11. ALL OTHER COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES. THE AFPRB
RECOMMENDED THAT ALL OTHER COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCES
SHOULD BE INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT FROM 1 APRIL 06
SEPARATION ALLOWANCES
12. THE AFPRB RECOMMENDED THE INTRODUCTION OF LONGER
SEPARATION ALLOWANCE LSA IN ITS 2005 REPORT. IT WILL COME INTO
EFFECT AS JPA ROLLS OUT DURING 2006-07. THE AFPRB RECOMMEND THE
FOLLOWING RATES FOR LSA FROM 1 APRIL 2006.
LEVEL 1 6.02
LEVEL 2 9.41
LEVEL 3 12.82
LEVEL 4 14.06
LEVEL 5 15.14
LEVEL 6 16.22
LEVEL 7 17.30
LEVEL 8 18.93
LEVEL 9 20.01
LEVEL 10 21.09
LEVEL 11 22.17
LEVEL 12 23.26
LEVEL 13 24.34
LEVEL 14 25.42
13. LONGER SEPARATED SERVICE ALLOWANCE LSSA AND LONGER
SERVICE AT SEA BONUS LSSB. FOR THOSE PERSONNEL WHO WILL
REMAIN ON THE LEGACY PAY SYSTEM UNTIL THEY ROLL OUT TO JPA
LATER IN 2006-07. THE AFPRB RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING FOR LSSA
AND LSSB FROM 1 APRIL 2006.
LSSA
BASIC RATE 6.02
MIDDLE RATE 9.41
HGHER RATE 12.82
LSSB
18 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 5 YEARS TOTAL SERVICE 4.52
5 YEARS AND LESS THAN 10 YEARS TOTAL SERVICE 8.64
10 YEARS SERVICE AND OVER 11.52
14. ACCUMULATED TURBULENCE AND ACCUMULATED TURBULENCE
PLUS BONUSES TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THEIR PRESENT LEVELS OF
1,350 POUNDS EACH.
15. ACCOMMODATION CHARGES. THE AFPRB HAS RECOMMENDED
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES TO MOST LEVELS OF ACCOMMODATION
CHARGES.
16. SERVICE FAMILIES ACCOMMODATION SFA. INCREASES TO SFA
CHARGES RANGE FROM 2 PER CENT TO 13.3 PER CENT. THE REASONS FOR THE INCREASES ARE
TWOFOLD. FIRSTLY THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN
UTILITY COSTS. SECONDLY THE AFPRB HAS RECOMMENDED
SIGNIFICANT TIERED INCREASES TO RENTAL CHARGES. IN 2002 THE
AFPRB ANNOUNCED THEIR STRATEGY TO BRING RENTAL CHARGES FOR
SFA CLOSER TO CIVILIAN COSTS LESS AN APPROPRIATE DISCOUNT BY
2006. THIS TARGET WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED TO 2009 TO ALLOW
FOR ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS TO SFA. ALTHOUGH COMMUNICATED
FOR SOME TIME THIS YEARS INCREASES WILL STILL COME AS A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR MANY IN SFA.
17. SINGLE LIVING ACCOMMODATION SLA. INCREASES TO SLA
CHARGES RANGE FROM 5 PER CENT TO 14.5 PER CENT. IN ADDITION TO
THE INCREASED UTILITY CHARGES GIVEN THE SLOW RATE OF
IMPROVEMENTS THE AFPRB HAS ADOPTED A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
CIVILIAN COMPARATOR COSTS SUGGEST THAT THE GAP BETWEEN
SERVICE AND CIVILIAN CHARGES LESS THE DISCOUNT IS NARROWER
THAN FOR SFA. THE AFPRB BELIEVE IT IS INAPPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE
TO EMBARK ON A STRATEGY TO BRING SLA RENTAL CHARGES CLOSER TO
THE MARKET RATES.
18. GARAGE CHARGES. THE AFPRB RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHARGE
SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 262 POUNDS 80 PENCE PER YEAR FROM
1 APRIL 2006.
19. FOOD CHARGES. THE REVIEW BODY HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE
FOOD CHARGES SHOULD INCREASE BY 3.2 PER CENT TO 25 POUNDS AND
62 PENCE PER WEEK FOR SINGLE PERSONNEL AND 18 POUNDS AND 76
PENCE PER WEEK FOR MARRIED UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL FROM
1 APRIL 2006.
20. SENIOR SALARIES REVIEW BODY SSRB. THE SSRBS 2006 REPORT
WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A SEPARATE SIGNAL.
21. SUMMARY. SOME PERSONNEL MAY POINT TO THE SIGNIFICANT
INCREASES IN ACCOMMODATION CHARGES AND FEEL THAT THEY ARE
LITTLE BETTER OFF. GIVEN THAT THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED THAT
ALL PAY REVIEW BODIES SHOULD BASE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE INFLATION TARGET OF 2 PER CENT CONSUMER
PRICES INDEX THIS AWARD SHOULD BE SEEN AS A POSITIVE OUTCOME
FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE DIRECTED LETTERS CONTAINING THE
FULL AND DEFINITIVE RATES FOR THE PAY AND CHARGES OF ALLSERVICE PERSONNEL, OF
BRIGADIER AND BELOW WILL FOLLOW. THIS
SIGNAL IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
