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Podcast: BFBS Sitrep
Episode: The armed forces pay rise – what’s it really worth?
Description: Most servicemen and women are getting a 6% pay rise, twice the rate of inflation. The government says it’s the biggest increase for more than 20 years. But in real terms pay has been falling for a decade, and satisfaction with it is at a record low. Sitrep talks to the Defence Veterans and People Minister, Alistair Carns, to ask whether it’s really enough, and why accommodation costs are also rising despite numerous problems. Ukraine appears to have received the first of its long awaited F16 fighter jets. We explain the challeng...