Defence bean counters plan to rip tens of thousands in tax-free pay from overseas-serving personnel.
Details of the new pay scales were due to be released later this week for comment, but the Federal Government last night denied any knowledge of the plan.
Tax-free allowances have been a key sweetener for military personnel forced to spend months away from family and friends working seven-day shifts often in temperatures above 50C.
Oh yeah, and unlike a safe dead-wood job in the DMO or similar, the pointy end of the spear can get shot at, blown up or face numerous other job related hazards not even conceived of by the chairborne rangers.
