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Baz,s Story
The Parachute Regiment 1988-2000
During a routine exercise with my battalion ,I had a horrific parachuting accident which
ended my military career there and then on the DZ on Salisbury Plain in 1994. I was medically downgraded for six years before
I was given a discharge due to The Manning Control Point. I sat two medical discharge (MD) boards and failed to get a MD.
Both times the board said I still had a role in the forces, but my Unit had a different
opinion, and said I would leave at my twelve-Year point due to the MCP.I got recommended by six different doctors over a five
year period ,they said that my career was over in the army. Every time this was overruled. (NOTE) All of this is documented
and now in the hands of my solicitor.
The injuries I received from the parachuting accident are there for life. I fractured my
shoulder and caused damage to the scapular and collar bone and back, also there were was other internal injuries. I had emergency
surgery and my shoulder was totally reconstructed. From that point I have had various ongoing operations and rehalibitation.To
this present day I have only 30% Movement of my right shoulder and am classed as disabled,
my condition will get worse over time. I now suffer from serious osteoarthritis ,lower back and neck pain, I am also on a
waiting list for a replacement shoulder.
All I receive from the forces is a paltry war pension of 150 pound a Month, if I was given
a medical discharge I would have received over 500 pound a month, which would help immensely. The way I look at the Manning
Control System is that it was designed to save money whether it was fair or Unfair; I was one of its victims.
Its no wonder after ten years of the shit ,I am still fighting my demons with the MOD,after
the accident. At the moment I am being access for PTSD,I hope ,now I get the right treatment and help from people who care.
It’s a shame I never got it in the army......
I never esteemed to be a future RSM of my battalion,and blokes who know me would agree
with that. So im not trying to give the impression that im someone ,im not ,just me, Joe Bloggs or Baz..
So why am I on this site, to start I was let down by the army I served
under and it is my right to complain about the way I was treated by the MOD.If this happened to you, how would you react after
finding the MOD screwed you out of a pension you contributed over twelve years service.
Some people might say to me and they will “get over it and stop winging” But
I won’t, because that’s what the MOD want me and the rest of the thousands of soldiers who were duped into signing
the Manning Control Points (MCP) to do.
The system saved nearly £250,000 ,by not giving me an immediate pension and a disability
pension. These numbers are not made up by anybody but anybody. Proper research has been done by our legal team and representing professionals including leading MPs.
So by kicking out a thousand soldiers like me due to the corrupt MCP,how much has the MOD
saved????I will let you add that one up…
The thing that really pisses me off is that there are people out there who this was done
to and haven’t got a clue.
So you think we have a point or not?
And what are we going to do about
it……………
To get maximum publicity and hopefully get the message across to the people who were ripped
off in this deceitful manner.
The Manning Control Group is a pressure group against the
MOD manning control ruling.
Our goal is “To get back
what we were entitled to”
