§ 96. Mr. Digbyasked the Secretary of State for Air if airmen who volunteered to sign on for a further four years' service with the R.A.F. before the Extended Service Engagements Scheme was announced are entitled to the initial bounty of £25, to the gratuity of £25 for each full year of completed service of their re-engagement and to a civilian outfit on discharge.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerAirmen who at the date of the introducton of the Extended Service scheme were already serving on Regular engagements, did not become eligible for the special bounty and gratuity payable under the scheme, but were given an opportunity of opting for three years supplemental service at the end of their existing engagements. Airmen who opted for supplemental service qualify for £25 bounty payable immediately and for £25 gratuity for each year of supplemental service actually completed. All Regular airmen, whether on extended service engagements or other forms of engagement, are eligible for civilian outfit on discharge.