Thanks BG! We shall have to cross these bridges when we come to them hey I have put in the wages DH will earn if he is not deployed at this stage, and if we get a debt we should be able to afford it if he has been away, but I dont like having black marks against my name. at this stage we are still waiting on entry dates! For a tradesman Salary the army is lower than what DH can get on the outside, however on the outside he is not guaranteed work IYKWIM. At the moment we want the security. And if he does get deployed then he will earn way over what he would on a civilian wage.