On Jun 23, 6:49 am, eugene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Eugene Griessel) wrote:
> "Andrew Chaplin" <ab.chap...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >"Eugene Griessel" <eugene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >news:485f7053.2621899@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> "Andrew Chaplin" <ab.chap...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >>>"CJ Adams" <blueb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>>news:k753j5-t35.ln1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>> Andrew Chaplin wrote:
> >>>> .
>
> >>>>> Only as chattels, much like title and rights to other things
viewed as
> >>>>> property.
>
> >>>> Is that why DF&E are lumped together?
>
> >>>;^)
>
> >> What happens when you and the missus are both awficers in the grey
> >> funnel line? Is she still a dependant? Or are only the sprogs?
>
> >Both spouses in the "married service couple" are members within the
terms of
> >the NDA and QR&O. Only the sprogs are then the "D". Policy writers
wrote reams
> >upon such things for policies about "married service couples" because
so many
> >benefits (e.g.: entitlement to MQs) vary depending on family status.
Since I
> >left, they have legalized same-*** marriages, so I imagine the wonks
have been
> >busy. They take MSCs into account in posting plots, usually as a means
to save
> >money while avoiding jacking people about, but the needs of service are
> >supposed to be paramount. It gets complicated as spouses rise in rank,
as you
> >might imagine.
>
> I can remember the panic back here in the early 1970s when spouses
> were allowed to join permanent force. Until then they had had some
> sort of tem****ary status which meant lower pay and no benefits, other
> than that they receiced as spouses. However even before that we had
> spouses where one was serving in the medical corps - permanent force -
> and the other in one of the other forces also permanent. I think
> those cases were handled ad hoc and one of the couple had to declare
> themselves as the de facto head of the family and would get the
> deductions, etc. We had a case where I grew up that the matron of the
> hospital was a Major and her husband was a Sergeant-Major. Made
> social events rather difficult and great tact was exercised during
> mess nights, especially.
>
> Eugene L Griessel
>
> The only time to be positive is when you are positive you are wrong.
>
> - I usually post only from Sci.Military.Naval -
Must be a Brit thing, in 1963 I rode a ****p with an exec whose wife
was the base personnel officer for officers.
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