He could have continued claiming the school fees allowance if he could have proved he was the primarycarer for his three children, rather than sharing arrangements with his wife.
He claims he was not deceiving the Army when he claimed the school fees to send his three sons to the Lancashire school because he was their "primary carer" instead of his wife.
It's not common after a marital split for the dad to be the primarycarer, but there's a good reason why I, the mum, am the weekend parent in my children's lives - it's called bipolar disorder.