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Why is my previous reckonable service as an other rank that was pensionable, not pensionable if I am commissioned from the ranks?

April 26, 2017commissioned pensionable previous rank ranks reckonable service

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Why is my previous reckonable service as an other rank that was pensionable, not pensionable if I am commissioned from the ranks?

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When you are commissioned from the ranks you sign onto a new contract with different terms and conditions of service. Officers earn pension benefits from age 21, compared with age 18 for other ranks.