‘Enlisted Military’ Ranks As One Of The Worst Jobs In The World

I would have to agree on all the points listed in this post,the job sucked but in my case I got more out of my three year "Worst Job"ln so far as I faced nothing the civilian world could throw at me,and only having a high school education upon leaving the Army believe me I've had some sucky jobs early on,but the attitude of never quitting the Military instilled in me gave me much more than a higher education because you can have all the degrees in the world,but if you run into seamingly insurmountable problems and have no experience in dealing with them then you are beat,and I can say proudly they never beat me,never!

First, the brass tacks. This study appears to have not taken several financial factors into account. I suspect educational benefits, health care, housing, and relocation weren't included in the assessment of income. Granted, Joe has plenty of legit gripes about those. But there are very few jobs out there that provide a high school grad so much in addition to salary. The expense of job training is another factor. Although there have been difficulties in translating some MOSs to civilian skills, it's improving and in some cases it's not an issue, especially for the more technical folks.
As for the intangibles, sense of accomplishment and the brotherhood of arms don't translate well to rankings. If nothing else, I've been paid decently to travel and live around the world, working with frankly some of the most interesting people in the world. Hell, I've been paid to do stuff people fork over big bucks to do. Granted, a lot of that has to do with my chosen career path. But that's what I signed up for; shoot guns, blow stuff up, jump out of planes, travel, and grab a couple beers along the way. So I'd say the study's flawed.

But did the study include things that we get paid to do things that civilians have to pay to do? That we get paid to move to and live in different states and countries? That the people we meet will forever be etched into our memories? So while I agree with some aspects, I wouldn't call it one of the worst jobs.