Msps: Stop Cheating Our Troops Out of Their R&R Soldiers Lose Out As Mod Includes Travel From Warzones in Leave
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MSPS are to launch a campaign to persuade the Ministry of Defence that time spent travelling from war zones such as Afghanistan should not be counted as part of the holiday allowance of British servicemen and women.
Kenneth Gibson, the SNP MSP for Cunninghame North, is supported by nine other MSPs including Michael Matheson, deputy convener of the European and External Relations Committee, in a motion criticising the MoD's refusal to budge on the travel time issue.See the full content of this document
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Msps: Stop Cheating Our Troops Out of Their R&R Soldiers Lose Out As Mod Includes Travel From Warzones in Leave
Gibson believes service personnel are being "cheated" out of their full entitlement by a "begrudging" MoD and has written to Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth urging a rethink...
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