Download or read book Armed Forces' Pay Review Body thirty-seventh report 2008 written by Armed Forces' Pay Review Body and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-02-07 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Review Body's key recommendations this year are: a 2.6% increase in military salaries; a range of targeted pay measures including new financial retention incentives for submarine nuclear watchkeepers, RAF regiment gunners, RAF firefighters, REME vehicle mechanics and the Royal Artillery; a new category of specialist pay for explosive ordnance disposal operators and a targeted enhancement to submarine pay; an increase in x-factor from 13 to 14% plus revised tapering; a 2.6% increase in specialist pay, compensatory allowances and reserves' bounties; and a 3.7% increase to Grade 1 SFA/SLA rental charges and lower graduated increases below Grade 1, a phased increase to garage rent and introduction of the daily food charge