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Originally Posted by SMEAC
Since you were the best why aren't you still there?
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I had several offers ranging from $85-100k+ for civilian translating jobs. Salary was a little better and no military BS. That is the only reason I left $$$ .. And that is the only reason I'm going back to school now for an engineering degree, for the hopes of making a tad more $$$ in the long run. I can always do translating in my off-time. It's the only reason I worked so hard trying to run an extra business in addition to a full-time job. $$$ .. My family spoiled me, my parents lived a good life, my sister is rolling in her and her fiance's money, and I need the same. I'm a greedy bastard. My world revolves around the mighty green dollar.
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Originally Posted by SMEAC
You can keep using all the COLA and bonus pays and make people sound like they get promoted every six months, since you are bitter you couldn't hack it somehow.
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I used a military pay calculator. Even an E-5 after 4 years using the CONUS AVERAGE with no COLA or other bonus pay, it is $46,081.32. Stop bitching.
http://www.dod.mil/militarypay/pay/calc/index.html