# The Armed Forces (Redundancy, Resettlement and Gratuity Earnings Schemes) (No. 2) Order 2010, Article 8: Commitment periods

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A member of the armed forces (“L”) has a long service commitment if the length of L’s redundancy reckonable service (had such service in the armed forces lasted until the end of L’s commitment period) would have been—
(a) where L is an officer—
(i) at least 16 years after L reached the age of 21; or
(ii) at least 18 years after L reached the age of 18;
(b) where L is not an officer, at least 18 years after L reached the age of 18;
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) A member of the armed forces (“S”) has a short service commitment if the length of S’s redundancy reckonable service (had such service lasted until the end of S’s commitment period) is less than a long service commitment under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/832/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-redundancy-resettlement-and-gratuity-earnings-schemes-no-2-order-2010/article-8
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