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re: Trump promises Military 10% pay raise in 2019
Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:23 pm to Jumbo_Gumbo
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
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Posted on 12/27/18 at 3:27 pm to bmy
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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
What's up with all these facts? The point of his post was for you to thank him for his service.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 5:34 pm to bmy
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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
Your logic is flawed. "A roof over your head" yeah if you mean a tent roof in the scorching desert your correct. His point was a low ranking (and even the mid to higher enlisted ranks) do not get compensated for what they (we) do.
I spent 22 years in the AF (recently retired as a E8) and I did things while in that would have paid me much more on the outside...like being an assistant superintendent for a squadron of 650 people.
I'm all for 10%....its more than fair, especially since our pay raises have not been much over the last 10 years.
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