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12-23-2006, 11:44 PM
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Walt Kowalski
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Originally Posted by USAMMAFAN
jesus you are such a hater
who gives a fuck?
if it was such a sweet deal why didnt you join the military?
there is more to life then just freaking money, none of which you will take with you when you are dead
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Luba thinks the whole military is like his little stint of listening to Chinese for the Air Force doing jack shit.
He doesn't seem to realize that most of the military doesn't get a COLA, BAH doesn't cover everything, they don't get language pay, and they actually do shit like face danger.
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12-23-2006, 11:45 PM
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The average newspaper journalist doesn't get paid as much as the average engineer. Both have 4 year degrees. You say the engineer doesn't get paid as much as the enlisted man. So what?
Life decisions are not based purely on financial benefits. Maybe 4 years in the military prior to college is the wisest decision. So what?
Luba - are you going to encourage your children to enlist?
What about going to a year of college and doing ROTC or going OCS?
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12-23-2006, 11:46 PM
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if there is one thing i cant stand its people who bitch that someone else makes more fucking money then them, when most times that person has no direct influence over that persons salary
i see this shit at work all the time, one person realizes they are not getting as much as another and they then begrudge them for it
reality check, its not your fucking co-worker who writes the checks, its your fucking boss, go bitch to your fucking boss, its their fault, not the co-workers
in short lubelongcock, you should be complaining to the person who signs your checks, not us, and not fucking some army dude, give me a fucking break
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12-23-2006, 11:47 PM
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My uncle is a colonel in the in the AF, and just bought a multi-million dollar house in DC.
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12-23-2006, 11:49 PM
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quintessential pukka genius
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Originally Posted by Mens Rea
The average newspaper journalist doesn't get paid as much as the average engineer. Both have 4 year degrees. You say the engineer doesn't get paid as much as the enlisted man. So what?
Life decisions are not based purely on financial benefits. Maybe 4 years in the military prior to college is the wisest decision. So what?
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The point is military members shouldn't whine and complain about what society owes them. They are getting far more than they are worth.
It would be no different than a janitor that cleans the office of a college professor that bitches about only getting 2x the professor's salary. DUDE you are already getting more than you deserve.
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12-23-2006, 11:53 PM
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Walt Kowalski
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How much do people get payed when they are responsible for tens of millions of dollars of equipment?
How much when they are in charge of multiple teams of people?
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12-23-2006, 11:53 PM
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quintessential pukka genius
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Originally Posted by AmericaOverAll
My uncle is a colonel in the in the AF, and just bought a multi-million dollar house in DC.
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Yes, a perfect example. A military officer with a useless degree in basket weaving (that might only earn him $30,000/year on the outside) will retire making $150k a year in the military.
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12-23-2006, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Lubaolong
Yes, a perfect example. A military officer with a useless degree in basket weaving (that might only earn him $30,000/year on the outside) will retire making $150k a year in the military.
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dude if it is such a sweet deal, then what are you waiting for?
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12-23-2006, 11:56 PM
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quintessential pukka genius
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Originally Posted by SMEAC
How much do people get payed when they are responsible for tens of millions of dollars of equipment?
How much when they are in charge of multiple teams of people?
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I think when I was a student and running a large lab at my first university, I was paid whatever minimum wage was at the time.. $4.25/hour? I don't remember.
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12-23-2006, 11:57 PM
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Walt Kowalski
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Originally Posted by Lubaolong
Yes, a perfect example. A military officer with a useless degree in basket weaving (that might only earn him $30,000/year on the outside) will retire making $150k a year in the military.
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Uh, Colonels have to have at least their masters, are responsible for at least a thousand personnel, millions if not billions in equipment, have foreign relations experience, and most end up with political experience.
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