Reserve Comitment Queery

[Biggsoir]

Afternoon all,

I left the RAF at the end of 2006 and when I did so I had to provide a forwarding address so they could track me down in the event of having to fulfill reserve commitments etc. The thing is I have been living in Norway for the past year and a bit and sort of forgot to tell anyone. Not that I am overly concerned, but who am I supposed to report the fact that I have moved overseas to? I tried having a look round the RAF website but without much luck. Any help on this subject would be most appreciated.

Cheers

 

[MontyPlumbs]

Afternoon all,

I left the RAF at the end of 2006 and when I did so I had to provide a forwarding address so they could track me down in the event of having to fulfill reserve commitments etc. The thing is I have been living in Norway for the past year and a bit and sort of forgot to tell anyone. Not that I am overly concerned, but who am I supposed to report the fact that I have moved overseas to? I tried having a look round the RAF website but without much luck. Any help on this subject would be most appreciated.

Cheers

I wouldn't worry mate. I doubt they could even afford to send the police after you.If your feeling honest, a recorded delivery of a letter to JPAc (keep the receipt) should be enough legal top cover.

 

[Roobarb]

And of course they sent you a letter when Innsworth moved....

 

[busby1971]

Exemptions

Exemptions

There used to be certain exemptions that applied to people in circumstances, becoming a copper or a fireman, I think it also covered people moving abroad, which might include you.

This was under the old scheme where your 6 years ran from the day you left, if you were on the new scheme then your liability floats around until you're an old git.

Personally wouldn't worry about it.

 

[PingDit]

Beware! If you give them an overseas address, and tell them you've moved overseas permanently, potential trouble for your pension. All the time you live overseas in a country which IS NOT a British dependency, your pension will cease to be index linked each year. It will stay at todays rate for evermore. Just give them a UK address (of a relative preferably). Your pension will then continue to be index linked and increase annually (once over 55 of course).

Ping

 

[Talk Wrench]

Beware! If you give them an overseas address, and tell them you've moved overseas permanently, potential trouble for your pension. All the time you live overseas in a country which IS NOT a British dependency, your pension will cease to be index linked each year. It will stay at todays rate for evermore. Just give them a UK address (of a relative preferably). Your pension will then continue to be index linked and increase annually (once over 55 of course).

Ping

Got any written reference of that PD?

A pension from the UK is effectively "earned in the UK" so should remain index linked. The only problem that someone overseas will have is with taxation issues, i.e, is the pension taxable? is the pension taxed in the UK and if not, is tax being paid on said pension in the host country? Is it a tax free pension etc?

TW

 

[dodgysootie]

Afternoon all,

I left the RAF at the end of 2006 and when I did so I had to provide a forwarding address so they could track me down in the event of having to fulfill reserve commitments etc. The thing is I have been living in Norway for the past year and a bit and sort of forgot to tell anyone. Not that I am overly concerned, but who am I supposed to report the fact that I have moved overseas to? I tried having a look round the RAF website but without much luck. Any help on this subject would be most appreciated.

Cheers

Biggsy, stop looking at the RAF website ya Puff and go out and pay 7 quid a pint FFS!!!
DS

 

[Biggsoir]

Busted! Best get myself down the boozer then!

 

[Plumber]

Got any written reference of that PD?

A pension from the UK is effectively "earned in the UK" so should remain index linked. The only problem that someone overseas will have is with taxation issues, i.e, is the pension taxable? is the pension taxed in the UK and if not, is tax being paid on said pension in the host country? Is it a tax free pension etc?

TW

The rules on pensions all changed in 2006, I'm currently looking at getting mine moved across to NZ where I can (well the financial advisor) decide on how best to make an investment of it and who will get all of it should anything happen to me.

I also forgot to let anyone know I was running away. No doubt they'll find out where I am when I start asking them for money.

 

[firestorm]

There used to be certain exemptions that applied to people in circumstances, becoming a copper or a fireman, I think it also covered people moving abroad, which might include you.

Thats no longer the case. We have people serving in the reserve and TA.

 

[busby1971]

Thats no longer the case. We have people serving in the reserve and TA.

We do but they have to ask their boss to do it, some brigades/forces ban it whilst most others have a limited quota (Met Police for instance).

This guy is asking about his Class E commitment rather than volunteer reserve service, which are quite different things.

 

[firestorm]

We do but they have to ask their boss to do it, some brigades/forces ban it whilst most others have a limited quota (Met Police for instance).

I didn't think they could under the Reserve Forces Act 1996

 

[busby1971]

going off topic but

going off topic but

Just a quick off topic reply, there are exceptions to most things in life and this is one of them.

 

[firestorm]

Just a quick off topic reply, there are exceptions to most things in life and this is one of them.

Not strictly true. A colleague of mine went back to Afganistan in a specialist role and there was nothing the brigade could do about it. They even passed him over for promotion because of his commitments with the forces, but he stood his ground and the threat of legal action did the trick and he's now been promoted.