Following the recent AFPRB award and its headline increase of 3.6% for the current year, the 2027/28 armed forces pay round has now begun.

Each year's review process formally begins with a "remit letter" from the Defence Secretary to the Pay Review Body chair.

Mr Jarvis has now issued the 2027/28 remit letter, which thanks the Board chair Julian Miller

AFPRB UPDATE: The full AFPRB report and recommendations for financial year 2026-27, accepted by the Government and published on 9 June 2026, is now available at this link: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body Fifty-Fifth Report 2026.

We previously reported that:

The armed forces are set to receive an above-inflation pay award, with an announcement expected in the coming