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3. Normal retirement benefits (ie retired nay/pension and terminal grant) will be paid to those made redundant, subject to two

extensions of the rules:-

(a) The normal minimum length of service required to qualify for immediate retired pay/pension (16 years' reckonable service from age 21 for officers, 22 years from age 18 for servicemen) will be reduced to

12 years' qualifying service; those who have given at least

12 years' qualifying service, but less than 16 (or 22), will receive immediate retired pay/pension and terminal grant proportionate to the service they have actually given.

(b)

For officers the normal requirement of 2 years' service in the substantive rank will be waived, and for servicemen

account may be taken of any paid rank held earlier if this

was higher than the substantive rank held at the date of

discharge.

4. Those who have given less than 12 years' qualifying service at the time of redundancy will not qualify for immediate retired pay/ pension; they will however receive a Special Capital Payment

graduated according to length of service and rising to 19 months' military salary for those with cleven years' qualifying service,

together with any other terminal benefits to which the service the have given would normally entitle them.

5. The terms set out above apply to the categories described in paragraph 2. Special arrangements will apply to certain categories of officers and other ranks serving on commissions or engagements which do not qualify for immediate pension.

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