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Good to know - even working for who I work for, good to know of this sort of "abuse"of tax payers money has been curbed.
I know my dad challenged the fact that he had to pay towards our costs at the boarding school in Germany but if he were to send us to England it was completely free. Eventually he was just ordered to remove challenge and get on with it.
I've got a friend who is a NCO in the Royal Navy who has managed to only spent 18months in the last 20yrs (and that was over 12yrs ago) not based and living in his own house in Portsmouth.
Bit of an isolated example, to be honest. Some parts of the MOD are much more "static" than others. As a member of the RAF, i can expect to be sent all over the country every few years (moving again in a couple of months for the fourth time in 2 years... (only two house moves in that time, to be fair)).
My Kids are 3 and 5 currently. When they're a bit older, i'd at least like to explore the idea of boarding school; i think it'd be irresponsible of us not to get all the information we can, before we (as a family) make an informed decision on the matter.
The bottom line is doing what is best for the children.
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Surely what the kids want should play a part in the decision?
Its a difficult one - i presume there is financial help available to HM Forces and its often the case forces parents want to give their kids access to an eductaion thet didn't have or would not be able to afford if they were in civvy street.
I myself am ex public school, but would not want my kids to go to boarding school, even though my Wife who is still in the RAF and is keen to at least look into it when the time comes, and comes from a state education background.
i presume there is financial help available to HM Forces and its often the case forces parents want to give their kids access to an eductaion thet didn't have or would not be able to afford if they were in civvy street.
Possibly. The financial help available to Service members has been changed recently. I won't pretend to understand the new system, but i gather it's not as "good" as it used to be...
One of the appeals of Boarding Schools for a Service Family will be stability. As has been mentioned earlier in this thread, Service Families are often required to move every 2/3 years. If the Children are Boarding, then they can enjoy stability they would be otherwise denied.