Amid repeated warnings about equipment shortages and a crisis retaining recruits because of dire housing conditions, Armed Forces bosses have seen the size of their pension pots soar.
Five senior defence officials are sitting on 'gold-plated' pension pots worth more than £11 million while soldiers are forced to go without vital kit and live in mould-infested homes.
It is thought to be the biggest public sector pot ever and means he's in line for a £470,000 cash sum upon retirement and an annual income of £200,000. Amid repeated warnings about equipment shortages and a crisis retaining recruits because of dire housing conditions, Armed Forces bosses have seen the size of their pension pots soar by up to 50 per cent
Critics last night lashed out at the bumper packages, saying more money should be diverted to the frontline rather than paying for 'luxury retirements'. John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'These multi-million-pound pension pots are frankly impossible to defend.
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