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re: Trump promises Military 10% pay raise in 2019
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:51 am to AlaTiger
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:51 am to AlaTiger
This is great! I went to Afghanistan from 03-04 for OEF as a specialist and made a grand total of around $20,000 in a year. That was tax free and included hazard pay. It’s a shame how poorly our military is paid for the job they do.
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Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:52 am to Jumbo_Gumbo
Wow, telling people the ice cream machine is broken at McDonalds pays better than combat.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:55 am to Jumbo_Gumbo
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This is great! I went to Afghanistan from 03-04 for OEF as a specialist and made a grand total of around $20,000 in a year. That was tax free and included hazard pay. It’s a shame how poorly our military is paid for the job they do
Sir, thank you for your service! I do agree that 20k a year is horrible for having to be overseas. I ask this because I'm just curious but when you are over seas do you have to pay for anything? Meals, housing and clothing are provided along with 20k?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 9:56 am to Jumbo_Gumbo
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This is great! I went to Afghanistan from 03-04 for OEF as a specialist and made a grand total of around $20,000 in a year. That was tax free and included hazard pay. It’s a shame how poorly our military is paid for the job they do.
Thank you for your service. And, you’re totally right. I’ve known military families whose husbands, fathers, wives, mothers were in the Middle East risking their lives for our country and their family back home was living at poverty levels. It’s a real shame.
I’m glad President Trump addressed this.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 10:04 am to Jumbo_Gumbo
So why did you want to work in the military?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 11:19 am to Jumbo_Gumbo
You chose to do that. How's the old conservative saying go? "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps or get a job at McDonald's"?
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:23 pm to Jumbo_Gumbo
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This is great! I went to Afghanistan from 03-04 for OEF as a specialist and made a grand total of around $20,000 in a year. That was tax free and included hazard pay. It’s a shame how poorly our military is paid for the job they do
Bruh that was 15 years ago. 30-40% inflation puts that to 27k. Not having to pay for a roof over your head ~1k/month. 39k. Not paying taxes on that pay is another 6k for a realistic compensation of 45k.
Single E4 in clarksville TN makes $2500/month + $1800/month for housing. Not bad considering most of them would be stocking shelves if they weren't in the army.
Plus the 60k in GI Bill benefits
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:28 pm to Jumbo_Gumbo
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This is great! I went to Afghanistan from 03-04 for OEF as a specialist and made a grand total of around $20,000 in a year.
If it was a 12 month tour you got fricked.
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