Do you think all branches of the service need to get paid more? Why or why not?

We are all in civil service, so bear that in mind when we talk salaries. But in general, I think the officer corps compensation (pay + bennies) is commensurate with what their salaries would be in the civilian world. Note, that starts becoming untrue at the very senior levels (O-6 and above) where they are acting in CEO capacities but not making similar civilian CEO pay. I think our NCO corps is not paid commensurate with their responsibilities, particularly at senior NCO levels, and should be paid more.

(Join to see) Absolutely! Do we get certain benefits that others do not? Sure, we do. But are we compensated well enough for what we do? Nope, not the very least. I put this into comparison. A civilian intelligence analyst in most areas will get paid a lot more than what I do. I have been in the Army for 17 1/2 years and roughly make approximately $65,000/year based on all my entitlements. However, a civilian in the same area is making more than $80,000/year. Doesn't seem quite right for us making that choice. However, that being said, I didn't join for the money - I joined to keep a family tradition alive in my family and my deepest feelings in regards to patriotism. I love what I do and I wouldn't change it for the world.. But yes, bottom line, I do believe that we should get a pay increase to match similar to the private/civilian sector. Just my two cents.

While I agree with Sgt (Join to see), I will say this;
Having a job you love is a great thing, and it should be so for everyone. But I can tell you, in the private sector, I would make much better pay than I am now, doing basically the same job. Pile onto that: I also have dependants to support. I moved them in on post because for once, it actually was cheaper at the time. Even with that, it is still difficult to keep my head above water some months. Things happen. Things come up. And at my level, I don't get paid nearly enough to support myself and my family, AND save up to handle incidentals. So I often have to jump through hoops and go around my elbow to get to my own fourth point of contact in order to keep trucking along.