Petition · past parliament

Stop the scrapping of The Armed Forces Retention Bonus.

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

After the publication of the New Employment Model across the armed forces, retention and morale has taken a critical blow.

I urge the government and MOD to rethink its strategy to revoke all commitment bonuses in 2021 in order to prevent further damage.
JSP 754, Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 2.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514120/20160330_NEM-Pay16_Booklet_Rev_300316.pdf

Timeline

1 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32
Status Closed
Opened 1 Feb 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.