I have nagged my brother, who is 66 years old not well off in his retirement, for quite some time regarding the fact that he may be eligible for a Forces pension regarding the time he spent in the RAF in the late seventies. He constantly rebuffed my efforts so I messaged the authorities for an application form for him without him knowing. He duly received the form, completed it and sent it off - - and it turns out that he is not only eligible for a pension but that he may very well receive almost 7 years of back-payments, a most welcome development.

It seems that any service prior to 1975 doesn't count but time thereafter does.

Don't be one of those people who made the relevant contributions but do not claim what you are owed.

Apols for the garbled thread header.