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Originally Posted by Polynikes
Lubaolong, the reality of the situation is that YOU, actually, don't know what you're talking about. You like to think that you are so special, yet you are but one of twenty-thousand linguists in the military.
That number is the Army alone, excuse me.
I did, however, find this gem:
"Compounding the problem of military retention is the lure of pay in the civilian sector: median pay for a contract linguist with a Secret clearance comes to $40,000, compared to the base pay of $22,532.40 for an E-4 linguist with over four years of service. The average civilian contract linguist with a Top Secret clearance receives $62,000 per year..."
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/a...05/conway.html
That's a joke. I made more than that as a Sergeant in a Force Co...
So, why do you think you are somehow better than anyone else? |
You make more than $62,000 base pay? Doubtful. Again, like I said, there are many languages to translate that are much easier than Chinese and pay much lower. Also, there aren't nearly as many translators with the high level of language proficiency. $62k base pay probably isn't too far off. For every native proficient Chinese translator making $100k+ I'm sure there are a dozen Spanish translators making $20k a year and all other languages inbetween.