asked the Minister for Defence the current rates of pay and allowances payable to each grade of (a) officers and men in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, (b) if he will give details of the scheme whereby members of the defence forces may leave, by purchase and the cost of purchase for each rank in the forces.
Written Answers. - Defence Forces Pay and Allowances.
273.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the appended statement.
A.—OFFICERS.
(i) Annual rates of regimental pay:
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
Second-Lieutenant (Ensign, Naval Service) |
5,107 |
|
5,286 |
|
|
Lieutenant (Sub-Lieutenant, Naval Service) |
5,541 |
|
5,740 |
|
|
5,940 |
|
|
6,140 |
|
|
6,333 |
|
|
6,523 |
|
|
6,716 |
|
|
6,906 |
|
|
Captain (Lieutenant, Naval Service) |
7,118 |
|
7,266 |
|
|
7,418 |
|
|
7,567 |
|
|
7,719 |
|
|
7,869 |
|
|
8,015 |
|
|
Commandant (Lieutenant-Commander, Naval Service) |
8,015 |
|
8,200 |
|
|
8,379 |
|
|
8,557 |
|
|
8,730 |
|
|
Lieutenant-Colonel (Commander, Naval Service) |
8,773 |
|
8,956 |
|
|
9,266 |
|
|
9,569 |
|
|
9,884 |
|
|
Colonel (Captain, Naval Service) |
9,884 |
|
10,198 |
|
|
10,521 |
|
|
10,846 |
|
|
11,169 |
|
|
11,492 |
|
|
Brigadier-General (Commodore, Naval Service) |
12,646 |
|
Major-General |
13,810 |
|
Lieutenant-General |
16,046 |
|
Lieutenant-General/Chief of Staff |
17,772 |
(ii) Military service allowance:
Military service allowance at the annual rate of £380 is payable to Second-Lieutenants, Lieutenants and Captains while not in fulltime attendance at a university or other institute of third level education.
(iii) Annual rates of additional pay payable to certain officers:
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
(a) Medical and Dental Officers of the rank of— Lieutenant |
1,128 |
|
Captain Minimum |
1,128 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
1,197 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
1,267 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
1,334 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
1,401 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
1,470 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
1,539 |
|
Commandant Minimum |
1,539 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
1,724 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
1,913 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
2,097 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
2,283 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
2,473 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
2,661 |
|
Lieutenant-Colonel |
2,661 |
|
Colonel |
2,994 |
(b) Engineer Officers of the Corps of Engineers, the Ordance Corps, the Air Corps, the Signal Corps, the Observer Corps and the Naval Service (other than the Marine Engineer Officers) and Legal Officers and Psychologists of the rank of—
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
Lieutenant |
756 |
|
Captain Minimum |
756 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
799 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
847 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
893 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
936 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
987 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
1,029 |
|
Commandant Minimum |
1,029 |
|
After 1 year in rank |
1,195 |
|
After 2 years in rank |
1,356 |
|
After 3 years in rank |
1,526 |
|
After 4 years in rank |
1,690 |
|
After 5 years in rank |
1,856 |
|
After 6 years in rank |
2,022 |
|
Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel |
2,022 |
(c) Executive Branch Officers and Marine Engineer Officers of the Naval Service of the rank of—
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
Ensign and Sub-Lieutenant |
979 |
|
Lieutenant |
1,166 |
|
Lieutenant-Commander |
1,400 |
|
Commander and Captain |
1,633 |
|
(d) Pharmaceutical Chemists |
314 |
|
(e) Military Analyst and Accountant, Army Canteen Board |
963 |
|
(f) Director, Assistant Director, Instructional Officer and Band Conductors, Army School of Music |
557 |
|
(g) Specialists, Medical Corps |
391 |
|
(Assistant Surgeon)766 |
|
|
(All Others) |
(iv) Annual rates of flying pay payable to officers of the Air Corps—
|
Rank |
Rate |
|
£ |
|
|
undergoing instruction in flying duties |
207 |
|
on qualification as a pilot |
439 |
|
after 2 years' service as a qualified pilot |
614 |
|
after 4 years' service as a qualified pilot |
799 |
|
after 6 years' service as a qualified pilot |
1,166 |
|
on promotion to Commandant |
1,077 |
|
on promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel |
958 |
|
on promotion to Colonel |
872 |
(v) Allowance payable to officers on duty in the Border area—£1.75 a day.
(vi) Allowance payable to officers in respect of security duties outside the Border area—£5 for each day on which security duties are undertaken.
(vii) Special allowances, Naval Service:
(a) Patrol duty allowance—payable at the following daily rates in respect of each day on which an officer is on patrol duty aboard ship away from the Naval Base, Haulbowline—
|
Lieutenant-Commander |
£5.83 |
|
Lieutenant |
£5.25 |
|
Sub-Lieutenant and Ensign |
£4.67 |
(b) In-charge allowance—payable at the rate of £2.33 to the Officer Commanding each ship and to the Marine Engineer Officer on board ship in respect of each day for which patrol duty allowance ( (a) above) is payable.
(viii) Overseas allowances—United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
|
ColonelLieutenant-ColonelCommandant |
£11.88 a day (married)£10.20 a day (single) |
|
CaptainLieutenantSecond-Lieutenant |
£10.76 a day (married)£9.09 a day (single) |
B.—NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES
(i) Weekly rates of line pay:
|
Rank and Grade |
With less than 3 years' service |
With 3 or more years' service and less than 6 years' service |
With 6 or more years' service and less than 9 years' service |
With 9 or more years' service and less than 12 years' service |
With 12 or more years' service and less than 15 years' service |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Sergeant-Major (Warrant Officer N.S.) |
109.20 |
112.02 |
115.32 |
118.90 |
124.34 |
|
Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant (Senior Chief Petty Officer N.S.) |
104.04 |
106.95 |
110.19 |
113.48 |
118.87 |
|
Company-Sergeant (Chief Petty Officer N.S.) |
100.58 |
102.87 |
105.14 |
107.41 |
112.28 |
|
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant (Senior Petty Officer N.S.) |
98.12 |
100.39 |
102.59 |
104.87 |
109.27 |
|
Sergeant (Petty Officer N.S.) |
93.21 |
95.45 |
97.62 |
99.81 |
102.55 |
|
Corporal (Leading Seaman. N.S.) |
88.40 |
90.61 |
92.83 |
92.83 |
92.83 |
|
Private 3 Star (Seaman 1st Class N.S.) |
80.44 |
82.67 |
84.86 |
84.86 |
84.86 |
|
Private 2 Star (Seaman 2nd Class N.S.) |
77.72 |
79.04 |
81.10 |
81.10 |
81.10 |
|
Private Grade I (Seaman 3rd Class N.S.) |
74.13 |
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|
Private Grade II |
65.36 |
Note: An additional £0.50 a week is payable on completion of 15 years' service and a further £0.50 is payable after 20 years' service.
(ii) Weekly rates of pay—cadets:
1st year £63.99 2nd year £66.29 plus consolidated ration allowance at the rate of 95p a day.
(iii) Military service allowance:
Military service allowance at the following weekly rates is payable to all NCOs and Privates (except Privates, Grades I and II)—
|
Privates with 3 or more years' service and all NCOs |
£7.29 |
|
Privates with less than 3 years' service |
£2.62 |
(iv) Technician pay:
Payable at the following rates to members of the Technician Class—
|
Group 1 (e.g. Aircraft Inspector, Engine Room Artificer, Radio Mechanic) |
£7.96 a week |
|
Group 2 (e.g. Aircraft Mechanic, Cook, Electrician, Fitter, Radio Operator) |
£4.23 a week |
|
Group 3 (e.g. Clerk, Driver) |
£1.11 a week. |
(v) Naval pay—payable at the daily rate of 61p to all NCOs and Seamen of the Naval Service.
(vi) Flying pay—payable at the following daily rates to NCOs and Privates engaged on duties which require to be carried out in the air—
|
Photographer, Helicopter crew member |
98p a day |
|
Artificer, Radio Operator, Air Traffic Controller, Radio/Radar Mechanic, Flight Steward |
59p a day |
|
(vii) Allowance payable to NCOs and Privates on duty in the Border area |
£1.50 a day |
|
(viii) Allowance payable to NCOs and Privates in respect of security duties outside the Border area for each day on which security duties are undertaken |
£5.00 |
(ix) Special allowances, Naval Service:
(a) Patrol duty allowance—payable at the following daily rates in respect of each day on which an NCO or seaman is on patrol duty aboard ship away from the Naval Base, Haulbowline—
|
Chief Petty Officer |
£5.25 |
|
Senior Petty Officer and Petty Officer |
£4.67 |
|
Leading Seaman |
£4.09 |
|
Seaman |
£3.50 |
(b) In-charge allowance—payable at the rate of £2.33 to the Chief Engine Room Artificer on board coastal minesweepers in respect of each day for which patrol duty allowance ((a) above) is payable.
(x) Overseas allowances—United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
|
Sergeant-Major |
£8.98 a day |
|
Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant |
(married) |
|
Company-Sergeant |
£7.86 a day |
|
Company Quartermaster-Sergeant |
(single) |
|
Sergeant |
|
|
Corporal |
£8.70 a day (married) |
|
£7.59 a day (single) |
|
|
Private |
£8.42 a day (married) |
|
£7.30 a day (single) |
C.—DISCHARGE BY PURCHASE—MEN OF THE PERMANENT DEFENCE FORCE
|
Category |
Rates |
|
(a) A man who applies to be discharged at any time within three months of attestation |
£25 |
|
(b) A technician who enlisted for training in the Army School of Music, the Air Corps Apprentice School or the Army Apprentice School, Naas |
£600 |
|
(c) A technician (other than at (b) above) who, after enlistment, successfully completed an AnCO course |
£450 |
|
(d) A technician (other than at (b) or (c) above) who belongs to the Technician Class, Group 1 or Group 2 (e.g. Air Traffic Controller, Surveyor, Cook, Laboratory Attendant, Radio Operator) |
£240 |
|
(e) A technician who belongs to the Technician Class, Group 3 (e.g. Clerk, Driver, Fireman, Bugler) |
£160 |
|
(f) A Private Grade I or II who was enlisted for training in the Army School of Music, the Air Corps Apprentice School or the Army Apprentice School and who has— |
|
|
(i) 3 to 12 months' service |
£120 |
|
(ii) 1 to 2 years' service |
£240 |
|
(iii) 2 to 3 years' service |
£360 |
|
(g) A Private Grade I (Recruit) who has 3 months service or more other than Private Grade I under (f) above |
£30 |
|
(h) A man of the Line Class |
£120 |
Note:
Where a man has completed at least half of the term of his enlistment, the Adjutant General may, in certain circumstances, reduce the rate of payment by 1/20th for each completed year of service up to a maximum reduction of 50%.