| :( Recall-- After being elected,Bush authorized vast sums of pay increases to the military.Has anyone wondered why and if it had been to grease the way into the Iraq war.This war was planned long time before the republicans got into office.Don't believe it--you must be a sap?
Why is their no revolt-cause the pay is good,-you saps at home are working for peanuts at wal-mart or Big Mac!
'''''"New recruits now earn 30% more than full-time civilian workers their age. The most recent data reveals the average 40-year old full-time American worker earns $32,240 a year, while the typical 40-year old enlisted man (an E-7 with 22 years) earns nearly twice as much $59,956 in Regular Military Compensation, which excludes bonuses for deployments and reenlistments. A typical 40-year old officer (O-5 with 18 years) earns an amazing $106,992 a year, which is 228% more than Americans with bachelor's degrees, who average just $46,852, and even 181% more than Americans with advanced college degrees, who average $58,992. Therefore, it is no surprise that military morale is high when senior enlisted men make more than Americans with advanced degrees, enjoy 42 paid days of vacation/holidays each year (compared to 13 days for the average American), plus the option to retire after just 20 years without contributing a single penny to a retirement fund." :rolleyes: |