Navy pensioners cast adrift after decades of service

Pensioners say they can't afford to move out

09 June 2024 - 00:00

While in uniform for 40 years, naval petty officer Paul February was deployed across the continent, from Darfur to Senegal. Now that he has retired the navy is not concerned where he goes — just so long as he leaves his naval accommodation...

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