Can’t argue with that.
The rates should be different though. £120 ish for Flt Lt and £98(?) for Fg Off. The change only came in at end-Apr 2024, I think, so payments before this would all be at the higher rank.
Interestingly, it’s the other way round. Things I did before the end of April are showing as substantive rank, and after as acting rank. But then the amount is the same, so who knows.
If you think you’ve been underpaid, perhaps query with HQ? I don’t understand the logic, assuming that there is a consistent logic.
that’s the thing, it’s more than it looks like I’ve been overpaid according to what’s written there
Don’t tell HQ
Is there a way to check if a payment is pending? I don’t know if my last claim is going to be approved or not.
I filled in some this week for the first time since this new digital form came in, gave up after three, couldn’t be bothered, which is one way of HQ saving money 
I must admit to not keeping up with the future of VA claims but someone please tell me it’s going fully digital, I fill it in and press submit and it appears somewhere for someone to view and approve, not this fill in, save with certain wording, email one claim per email with subject line in a certain way. What a faff 
Can’t they get you something like RAPS? The coding’s already been done.
But had anyone mentioned the 90-day limit on putting in requests 
Has to be submitted within 90-days of undertaking the event.
Once you’ve done one it’s pretty simple, check the form version hasn’t changed, edit & send.
I do my in the week after the event, otherwise I lose track.
Yes, there was talk about this including screenshots in the Digital Townhall, it’s the priority focus from the Comdt for the digital team.
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Nope. And they were paid. I submitted in Jan for things in Apr and Jul 24.
Think it came in Sept
Anyone use the easyID app yet? Apparently we have to use it for dbs checks going forward but reading into it you need a smartphone?
Yep I used it for my last renewal and it was pretty painless
Hello , just a quick question. My dark blue (n.o 3) working blue shirt has faded slightly and now under the arms the shirt is practically excessively grey and it would be extremely embarrassing to take that to cadets. Does anyone have any methods or exact dye that I could use that wouldn’t change the overall colour to an huge extent, but restore original colour or anything? I am desperate as I will not go to squadron with that shirt.
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I would ask for a new one, rather than trying to dye it.
They do wear out after a while.
I know but right now it kinda feels embarrassing to just ask them and also they don’t feel as approachable as they get mad at me for even the slightest thing. Just any dye recommendation temporarily would help a lot.
I can almost guarantee no one will know the answer as no one will have ever dyed one before. It just isn’t the culture: we exchange rather than repair.
Have you tried soaking in coloureds oxy powder and scrubbing?
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