Review Body on Armed Forces Pay - Twenty-Third Report 1994 - Summary of main recommendations

Sep 15, 2026

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The document presents the Twenty-Third Report (February 1994) of the Review Body on Armed Forces Pay to Parliament. It explains the Review Body’s mandate to advise on pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces and summarizes the principal recommendations. Key measures include increases to military salaries, changes to service increments, adjustments to various reserve and special pay elements, updated flying pay arrangements, and uprating rules for regional and other additional allowances.

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Summary of main recommendations

Our recommendations on the military salary

Special pay scales and service groups

Additional pay and allowances

Cm 2461 # Review Body onArmed Forces Pay TWENTY-THIRD REPORT 1994 Chairman:Gordon Hourston Cm 2461 Review Body onArmed Forces Pay TWENTY-THIRD REPORT 1994 Chairman:Gordon Hourston Presented to Parliament by the Prime Ministerby Command of Her MajestyFebruary 1994 LONDON:HMSO £6.65 net Review Body on Armed Forces Pay The Review Body on Armed Forces Pay was appointed in September 1971 to advisethe Prime Minister on the pay and allowances of members of the Naval,Militaryand Air Forces of the Crown and of any women's Service administered by theDefence Council. The members of the Review Body are: Gordon Hourston¹(Chairman)Peter Ball OBEMichael BoltonJohn CoxJohn Crosby Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-FyldeGeneral Sir Richard Trant KCBDorothy Venables The Secretariat is provided by the Office of Manpower Economics. 241670 B* ## Summary of main recommendations Our detailed recommendations are set out in Chapters 2-5 of our report.We summarise the mainrecommendations below. ·Increase in military salary,for Service personnel on the main scales,of between 3.0 and 4.4 percent,giving an average increase in the military salary of 3.6 per cent (paragraphs 42-43,Tables 1to 3 and paragraph 124). ·Length of service increments to be increased in line with the average increase in military salary(paragraph 53 and Table 4). ·The Reserve Forces bounty to be increased and paid for the training year completed 31 March1995(paragraphs 56-60). ·The University Air Squadrons'bounty to be increased and to be paid for the training yearcompleted on 31 March 1995(paragraph 61). ● The Royal Irish Regiment Home Service Part-Time(RIR)(HSPT)element bounty to be increasedand paid for the training year completed 31 March 1995(paragraph 62). ·With effect from 1 April 1995 reserve bands of flying pay to be introduced for aircrew personnelafter serving in non flying related posts for a period of six consecutive years(paragraphs 77-80). ·Northern Ireland pay to be uprated in line with the average increase in military salary(paragraphs81-85). ·London pay to be increased by reference to the RPI(paragraph 86). ·All other items of additional pay to be uprated in line with the average increase in military salary(paragraph 87 and Appendix 5). ·Separation allowance to be uprated in line with the average increase in military salary(paragraphs88-89). ·Accommodation,including water and sewerage charges,and some food charges to be increased byvarying amounts to take account of costs in civilian life(Chapter 4). Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Contents Paragraph Page Background to our recommendations this year …………1 1 The military salary ……………………………………………………………………17 4 Pay comparisons …………………………………………………………18 4 Hours of work ………………………………………………………………23 5 5 Lost leave ……………………………………………………………………………………24 Service pensions …………………………………………………………28 5 6 The wider economic considerations ………………………………31 6 The Defence budget …………………………………………………34 6 Manning………………………………………………………………………………35 7 The X factor ……………………………………………………………………………37 Performance related pay in the armed forces …………40 7 7 Our recommendations on the military salary …………42 9 Special pay scales …………………………………………………………44 The pay of Service chaplains ……………………………45 9 The pay of Warrant Officers(WOs) and senior non commissioned officers(SNCOs) …48 10 Paybanding of SNCOs …………………………………………………54 11 Daily rates of pay ……………………………………………………………55 11 The Reserves………………………………………………………………………………………56 12 12 University units ………………………………………………………61 The Royal Irish Regiment Home Service 12 Part-Time (RIR)(HSPT) element ………………………62 The Royal Irish Regiment Home Service 12 Full-Time(RIR)(HSFT) element ………………………63 13 Recruitment and retention incentives …………………………64 Financial retention incentives(FRIs) 13 for other ranks ………………………………………………………………………64 Recognition of Service qualifications ………………6813 T

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Review Body on Armed Forces Pay?

It was appointed to advise the Prime Minister on the pay and allowances of members of the Naval, Military and Air Forces, including women’s Service administered by the Defence Council.

Which pay areas are covered by the main recommendations?

The summary includes increases to military salaries, length-of-service increments, reserve and training-year bounties, flying pay reserve bands, regional pay adjustments, separation allowance uprating, and changes to accommodation and certain charges.

What time periods are referenced for some of the recommended pay changes?

The document references effect from 1 April 1995 for new flying pay reserve bands and also specifies training years completed on 31 March 1995 for several bounty payments, alongside related uprating guidance.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Jasmine