CF pay increase

The Queen's pay increase.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40412343

THERE WILL BE JUST THOSE WHO ARE RELEASED AFTER MARCH 2014 WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BENEFITS

Well, guys, I am back on CSAT at work. There was a couple of years starting in 2014 when the CSAT forum was blocked, after a while I stopped trying to access it. Glad it is back on the DWAN.

Sabrelove

[quote="sabrelove"]"Red,

However, when a retro pay increase is done and you are released before it is announced, you do get the backpay and your pension is recalculated.  That is what they did for my hubby when he released. "



Sabrelo: I stand corrected. This is good news for me as I got out at the end of 2015. Will be a small retro/pension adjustment but better than nothing. Thank you!

Dannypaj wrote:"CSAT has been banned on DWAN computers."
What's the reason for the ban?
There shouldn't be a ban!
This forum is here for all ears, from Privates to Generals and to whomever else that is caring, respectful and that's willing to give Canada's Veterans their rightful dignity.
Guessing that the Department of National Defence is having a hard time leading the troops when you start banning  what they have access to.
WOW! Can we begin to say what's happened to our democracy? "Did the rich make up the term "democracy" to keep us peons in place and them in power."
The voting system for the Conservative party is questionable.
The party will not do a recount of the ballots, all though there are errors that were reported at different polling stations across Canada.
IMO, make the population think that they have a say by giving out ballots and then once a party is in power, they hold the blame for all the errors and then when elections come around again; then the same blame is passed on to another party, (which are all a close knit bunch).  
Start seeing through the BS folks!
or we will never see financial security for our current soldiers and our wounded.

I am on DWAN without an issue posting this Dannypaj. It could be that the server was busy at the time.

NDHQ CMP OTTAWA
           CANFORGEN
UNCLAS CANFORGEN 101/17 CMP 051/17
SIC WAS
BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE
SUBJECT: PAY/ALLOWANCES INCREASES

REFS: A. CANFORGEN 091/13 CMP 041/13 161620Z MAY 13
B. CBI 204 EFFECTIVE 1 APR 17
C. CBI 205 EFFECTIVE 1 APR 17
D. CBI 11 EFFECTIVE 1 APR 17

1. THIS CANFORGEN IS TO INFORM ALL CAF REG F AND RES F MEMBERS OF
THE TREASURY BOARD APPROVED MULTI-YEAR ECONOMIC INCREASES TO PAY AND
ALLOWANCES, AS WELL AS A MILITARY FACTOR INCREASE TO PAY. THESE
INCREASES TO CAF PAY REPRESENT A COMPOUNDED INCREASE OF 6.34 PERCENT
TO PAY, AND 5.1 PERCENT TO ALLOWANCES, OVER THE LAST INCREASE WHICH
TOOK EFFECT 1 APRIL 2013 (REF A)

2. FOR NCMS, GSO AND PILOTS, IN THE RANK OF LCOL AND BELOW, AND
MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS, FOUR PAY INCREASES OF 1.25 PERCENT EACH
WILL TAKE EFFECT RETROACTIVELY ON 1 APRIL OF 2014, 2015, 2016 AND
2017 (REF B)

3. ENVIRONMENTAL ALLOWANCES, SPECIAL OPS ASSAULTER ALLOWANCE,
SUBMARINE CREWING ALLOWANCE, STRESS ALLOWANCE FOR TEST PARTICIPANTS
AND SPECIAL ALLOWANCE CFS ALERT, WILL ALSO BE RETROACTIVELY
INCREASED BY 1.25 PERCENT ON 1 APRIL OF 2014, 2015, 2016 AND 2017
(REFS C AND D)

4. ADDITIONALLY, NCMS, GSO AND PILOTS, IN THE RANK OF LCOL AND
BELOW, AND MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS, WILL SEE A FURTHER 1.2
PERCENT INCREASE TO THEIR PAY, EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2016, RESULTING
FROM AN INCREASE TO THE MILITARY FACTOR. THE MILITARY FACTOR
COMPENSATES CAF MEMBERS FOR THE UNIQUE CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
OF MILITARY SERVICE. SPECIFICALLY, IT PROVIDES TANGIBLE RECOGNITION
OF THE SEPARATION FROM FAMILIES, POSTING TURBULENCE AND THE
LIMITATION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS RESULTING FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO
ADHERE TO THE CODE OF SERVICE DISCIPLINE, ALL OF WHICH ARE
APPLICABLE TO CAF MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER AND WHICH DO NOT
SIMILARLY AFFECT THE VAST MAJORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. WITH THIS 1
APRIL 2016 INCREASE, THE MILITARY FACTOR FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED CAF
MEMBERS IS NOW 8.7 PERCENT

5. MEMBERS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR LUMP SUM PAYMENTS FOR THE
RETROACTIVE 1 APRIL 2014 TO 1 APRIL 2017 PAY INCREASES STARTING END
JUNE 2017

6. THE REVISED RATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOL
WEBSITES:

http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-policies-standards-benefits/ch-204-pay-policy-officers-ncms.page

7. PAY INCREASES FOR GENERAL OFFICERS, COL, AND LEGAL OFFICERS ARE
SUBJECT TO A SEPARATE PAY PROCESS AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER
DATE

8. DND AND THE CAF REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT CAF MEMBERS ARE
PROVIDED WITH A REWARDING CAREER, OUTSTANDING TRAINING AND NEW
EQUIPMENT, AND THAT PAY, BENEFITS, SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES
CONTINUE TO BE WORLD-CLASS
END OF ENGLISH TEXT / LE TEXTE FRANCAIS SUIT

sabrelove wrote:Agreed, Nemo.  I think that 4 years is the most we have waited for a pay adjustment announcement and having it backdated 4 years will cause nothing but headaches for the pay clerks.  

I am curious on what the CANFORGEN says as if it is a pay increase to align us with what PSAC is "tenatively" getting, then CPI is not even a factor as has been announced in previous years.  I'll post the CANFORGEN on Monday  after I get home from work.  CSAT has been banned on DWAN computers.

Sabrelove

I am in Trenton and have been posting using my DWAN computer, but am at a lodger unit. What kind of message are you getting when you try to access CSAT?

This is good news for some who may be on ELB though, since with these retroactive increases to the CF pay, it also means that their ELB will also need to be adjusted.

Regarding CF pay increases. All I remember is there was jack-shyte circa early 80's.
Looking back... that extra nickel or dime was so so sweet.

"CSAT has been banned on DWAN computers."
What's the reason for the ban?
There shouldn't be a ban!
This forum is here for all ears, from Privates to Generals and to whomever else that is caring, respectful and that's willing to give Canada's Veterans their rightful dignity.
Guessing that the Department of National Defence is having a hard time leading the troops when you start banning  what they have access to.
WOW! Can we begin to say what's happened to our democracy? "Did the rich make up the term "democracy" to keep us peons in place and them in power."
The voting system for the Conservative party is questionable. https://ipolitics.ca/2017/06/04/cpc-cheating-party-of-canada/
The party will not do a recount of the ballots, all though there are errors that were reported at different polling stations across Canada.
IMO, make the population think that they have a say by giving out ballots and then once a party is in power, they hold the blame for all the errors and then when elections come around again; then the same blame is passed on to another party, (which are all a close knit bunch).  
Start seeing through the BS folks!
or we will never see financial security for our current soldiers and our wounded.

Agreed, Nemo. I think that 4 years is the most we have waited for a pay adjustment announcement and having it backdated 4 years will cause nothing but headaches for the pay clerks.

I am curious on what the CANFORGEN says as if it is a pay increase to align us with what PSAC is "tenatively" getting, then CPI is not even a factor as has been announced in previous years. I'll post the CANFORGEN on Monday after I get home from work. CSAT has been banned on DWAN computers.

Sabrelove

Not much of a pay raise tho. The way they put it makes some people...wow...a 6% increase this year....But of course, it is spread out over 4 years, so not much of an increase at all. It is about the price of CPI. It should be automatic that military pay goes up every year for CPI and not wait years to do it and then back pay it.

Yeay, found the backgrounder announcing both the pay and allowance increase.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2017/06/canadian_armed_forcespayandallowanceincrease.html

Pay is announced at 6.2%.  That will be a nice chunk of backpay for those that got out since Apr 14.  And a pension boost to boot for those who get a pension.

Sabrelove

Yes you are right Sabrelove. If you qualify for the retro, then your pension will be recaluclated.