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Teresa
May 11, 08 - 7:10 PM |
Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Not sure if any of you have seen this: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080511/tuk-hard-up-soldiers-need-food-vouchers-dba1618.html |
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Teresa
May 11th, 2008 - 7:24 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
The pay as you dine was something that was brought to my attention a while back...I know there are personnel that for one reason or another have little money left at the end of the month...some may argue that it is a money managment situation but we won't go down that route.....It has always been that when joining the services you would have a roof over your head , clothes on your back and food on your plate ...I can feel a petition coming on here all, how do we feel about it? |
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PinkAngel
May 11th, 2008 - 7:41 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Its not just soldiers hun , the Navy have introduced the pay as you dine also on ships when alongsie at their base port. Petition sounds a good idea to me ! Thought about it once myself lol x |
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Teresa
May 11th, 2008 - 7:43 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
I jumped in Pink as it was brought up a while back ...have registered it too called it feedthem43  6 months for sign up for all armed forces
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PinkAngel
May 11th, 2008 - 7:44 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Fab sounds great ! 
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Teresa
May 11th, 2008 - 7:46 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
you can all slap my wrists later....told keith I would have a break  not going to happen
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PinkAngel
May 11th, 2008 - 7:54 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
haha well if you want one of us to run it give us a shout and then you can technically say you are taking a rest 
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Teresa
May 11th, 2008 - 8:07 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
just won't tell him...works all the time bit like the shoes I have had for years ...shopping me!
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PinkAngel
May 11th, 2008 - 8:08 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
What this old thing , ive had it agessss
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karenh
May 12th, 2008 - 12:42 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
good morning all,i thought i would add a little bit of our own experience about this, might not be relevant but here goes - when Craig was posted to germany, he was not given any re-settlement info i.e shops, pubs, clubs etc, opening times or anything. When he got there he found out about the pay and dine , which he was not doing at blandford, they took his money from wages there. As he had to pay a hefty excess baggage fee because the army had told him not to send all his kit over by cargo, he had no money left when he got there and went 3 days without food as noone had mentioned this to him and that if he had no money they would give him vouchers. We ended up bailing him out, which we have done on numerous occasions because of some army **** up with, and they carried on taking money for food for 3 months even tho he was on pay and dine. So my advice would be to any new soldiers,is find out in advance and dont get caught out. xx |
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Teresa
May 12th, 2008 - 12:51 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Just had this come through on defence updates Allegations of Personnel needing loans to eat Reports in the Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Express this weekend incorrectly allege that servicemen and women are taking out loans in order to purchase food due to poor pay. Under the Pay As You Dine scheme, personnel purchase their meals using credit paid out of their wages. A very small number of people, for a variety of reasons, sometimes find themselves experiencing difficulties towards the end of the month. When this happens, they can use a voucher scheme to continue to purchase food to be paid for from their next salary packet. This ensures that no servicewoman or man ever goes hungry. I still think this system will prove unpopular with allot of the guys and girls....my lad has a microwave in his room and a fridge and i think they have a toaster and kettle ect to makes snacks....my lad is very good with cash but i hear constantly of those who are not and the voucher system would make it that the minority were always having money deducted each month anyway so why not stick to the old system. Karen your lads situation was not on, surely someone could have let him know beforehand that pay as you dine was in place in his new posting |
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karenh
May 12th, 2008 - 1:24 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Hi Teresa, yes i know, but it was one error after another at that time. He went out there and was told that "why had he been sent out as his unit was in canada", theyd gone out 3 weeks prior to his arrival. They left him to fester in his room and do meanial jobs before the finally decided to send him home for 3 weeks leave as they had nowt for him to do until his unit came back. It was just one thing after another. I look back on it and laugh now because you just wouldnt have believed it at the time. xx |
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Teresa
May 12th, 2008 - 1:41 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
glad it all worked out oay in the end for him though karen...how does he find the system now he is used to it? From what I have heard they will end up spending far more than they were previously charged for food on the old system. |
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karenh
May 12th, 2008 - 2:00 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Im not too sure Teresa, i will chat to him later and find out. xx |
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PinkAngel
May 12th, 2008 - 2:36 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
I didnt know that either Teresa hun , i will get Dave to try and find out if that is the case for the Navy also. Karen that must have been such a worry for you to know that your son had not eaten for 3 days out there. that should never have happened. 
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Teresa
May 12th, 2008 - 2:44 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
so love that little face....IT is so hot here its unreal...just put more linen out and its unbearable out there...hotter than Pathos now I am so glad I didn't spend £3000 on a holiday...it'll be piddling down that week, you watch Pink did you have a slimming sponsor form you can mail me please...no responce from others as yet so going to go ahead and do slimming world as i have all the books |
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Linda Gibson
May 12th, 2008 - 2:49 PM |
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Karen when my Jamie first flew out to Germany from Manchester Airport his baggage was way overweight but they told him troops are not charged excess baggage!! |
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karenh
May 12th, 2008 - 3:16 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Hi Linda, not sure about that one, he flew from stanstead with air berlin so not sure what their policy is |
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Linda Gibson
May 12th, 2008 - 3:50 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
Think Jamie flew with British airways, I`ll ask him when he comes home, doesnt seem right though, that some are having to pay!! 
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PinkAngel
May 12th, 2008 - 3:55 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
I had designed one hun but i had huge probs with my laptop yesterday and it didnt save it , or at least i dont think it did because i cant find it . Will re-do another one tonight
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Teresa
May 12th, 2008 - 4:09 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
just sent an emakil to BA hopefully they will get back soon and I can answer your question on baggage |
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Teresa
May 12th, 2008 - 4:11 PM |
Re: Soldiers issued with Food vouchers
that was meant to say email..very long nails and I hit more than one key
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