Do you get paid too much in the military?

Okay, fire away because I voted - Not Sure. And the reason is - I am retired and have been for a few years. People on ACDU still drawing WIC are sure underpaid and no one will argue that - it is a FACT. Anyone in the country who works a 40 hour week and is eligible for any assistance is underpaid!

We are an All Volunteer Military - Welcome to the POST Vietnam ERA. Some of you still think, like my uncle that and e-2 gets paid $90.00 a month. Look it up and get a clue. Combat pay is still to little as well as many other hazard pays. If you are putting your life on the line you deserve more than the guy who is working for special services as a golf pro in Hawaii or a Ski Instructor in the Alps.

Pan and allowances need to be adjusted so that people in Combat, Deployed, at Sea, or others in the many hazardous jobs get paid for what they do. Boot Camp is an apprentice position, pay less until graduation, same for follow on schooling, once you are a real Soldier, Sailor, Marine, or Airman, full pay and allowances. Officers all pay and allowances need to be looked at and revamped: low at the O-1 and way to high at the O-10, either it is for service or money. Make it more equitable. Grandfather all present personnel so no one on ACDU loses pay.

I care about the visceral component of serving. The need for family and nation and the recognition to all who serve. Who can be called at a moment's notice and their lives totally changed and their families. One person here called out wives for wanting respect. Many deserve it. Being a woman and keeping it in tact is a service so valuable that it's premium cannot be fully appreciated.