U.K. Reservists Salaries Under Fire
The 'City Soldiers' Paid £100,000 To Fight In Afghanistan: Huge Government Payouts To Reservists Who Earn Less While On Tour -- Tthe Daily Mail
* Some serving reservists earn up to £225,000
* Last year eight reservists were paid more than £100,000 for their tour
* 'Reservist Awards' under review by MoD
Some Armed Forces reservists in Afghanistan are being paid six-figure salaries by the Government, it emerged last night.
Military rules state that if reservists’ pay works out less than they would earn in their civilian job, they can claim for extra cash, known as a Reservist Award.
So if a reservist works in the City, for example, the gap to be made up between the military pay and their civilian salary can be substantial.
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My Comment: I suspect that most of these reservists who were paid these amounts are doctors .... and you do want the best doctors available when you are fighting a war. Since the goal is to have even more reservists .... expect these numbers to mushroom.
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