Comments on: Do Military Members Get Paid Enough? http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/ Personal finance for military, veterans, and their families Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: clifford zawel http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 clifford zawel Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:17:58 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-2068 we shoud be more concerned about restoring veterans bennifits like free dental for all honerable discharged veterans. we shoud be more concerned about restoring veterans bennifits like free dental for all honerable discharged veterans.

]]> By: Nikko http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 Nikko Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:23:16 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-2038 Whoops, can't edit, can I? $26004 a year. I could easily get a 1 bedroom apartment on LI for 1K a month, meaning that I'd be able to walk up to a landlord and hand them rent and security without batting an eyelash if I stuck to an intelligent budget. Whoops, can’t edit, can I? $26004 a year. I could easily get a 1 bedroom apartment on LI for 1K a month, meaning that I’d be able to walk up to a landlord and hand them rent and security without batting an eyelash if I stuck to an intelligent budget.

]]> By: Nikko http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 Nikko Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:40 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-2037 My husband just joined the Navy (And by that I mean he is still in basic) and is an E2. We also have many younger male friends who are in the military (Army, Navy, Air Force) The pay rate for that is about $17,000 a year, and doesn't include the basic allowance for housing that I get. My BAH is $26,004 a month, or $2167 a month, because I live on Long Island. What people are forgetting left, right, and center is that while a lot of the young unmarried enlisted men don't make much money, they don't NEED much money. They have food and shelter taken care of. When the smart ones get out of basic, they begin to invest, or at LEAST they save their money. The stupid ones buy fancy cars that they can't afford. The smart ones buy a Toyota Corolla. I've never had any of my intelligent low ranking friends complain about what the military pays. It's always the ones who didn't listen to the advice of the financial advisers and their parents who end up in trouble. My husband just joined the Navy (And by that I mean he is still in basic) and is an E2. We also have many younger male friends who are in the military (Army, Navy, Air Force) The pay rate for that is about $17,000 a year, and doesn’t include the basic allowance for housing that I get. My BAH is $26,004 a month, or $2167 a month, because I live on Long Island.

What people are forgetting left, right, and center is that while a lot of the young unmarried enlisted men don’t make much money, they don’t NEED much money. They have food and shelter taken care of. When the smart ones get out of basic, they begin to invest, or at LEAST they save their money. The stupid ones buy fancy cars that they can’t afford. The smart ones buy a Toyota Corolla.

I’ve never had any of my intelligent low ranking friends complain about what the military pays. It’s always the ones who didn’t listen to the advice of the financial advisers and their parents who end up in trouble.

]]> By: top gun http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 top gun Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:39:20 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-1949 kalsi how about you do my job and try keeping terrorism out of our nation. You stand in the hot sun fighting people who want to die and take you with them. You do something great for our nation instead of talking on a email chat line. kalsi how about you do my job and try keeping terrorism out of our nation. You stand in the hot sun fighting people who want to die and take you with them. You do something great for our nation instead of talking on a email chat line.

]]> By: Ryan http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Ryan Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:55:24 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-1869 Kalisi, you are correct - people join the military on a voluntary basis, and they do so to serve and protect. But they also need to be compensated just as they would in any other job - otherwise they wouldn't be able to support their families. I don't think anyone is saying all military members should earn six-figure salaries. But they should receive a wage that allows them to live a comfortable, but not lavish, lifestyle. Kalisi, you are correct – people join the military on a voluntary basis, and they do so to serve and protect. But they also need to be compensated just as they would in any other job – otherwise they wouldn’t be able to support their families. I don’t think anyone is saying all military members should earn six-figure salaries. But they should receive a wage that allows them to live a comfortable, but not lavish, lifestyle.

]]> By: kalisi sete http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 kalisi sete Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:42:07 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-1868 What I think about that is....It is not about the Money. It's about serving our country...Sure you won't get paid enough but first of all why did you join the millitary then? Mens and womens joins the army for a reason. Its not about the money, but if it was they should be doing sports or other jobs that pays more. But the reason for the army and millitary is to PROTECT the people in the U.S. And when they die, they will die with honor and respect. That is a true HERO and a SOLDIER. And if they argue about not getting paid more they are not true heroes. Cause I reapeat. Soldiers are there to protect people with risking there lives....yeah they should get paid more cause they are risking there lives. Well its the military...Its to serve justice and to the people you LOVE and if you argue about whatever....then you are a fake person and a disgrace to the people. But it's the military. You protect you're people no matter what. What I think about that is….It is not about the Money. It’s about serving our country…Sure you won’t get paid enough but first of all why did you join the millitary then? Mens and womens joins the army for a reason. Its not about the money, but if it was they should be doing sports or other jobs that pays more. But the reason for the army and millitary is to PROTECT the people in the U.S. And when they die, they will die with honor and respect. That is a true HERO and a SOLDIER. And if they argue about not getting paid more they are not true heroes. Cause I reapeat. Soldiers are there to protect people with risking there lives….yeah they should get paid more cause they are risking there lives. Well its the military…Its to serve justice and to the people you LOVE and if you argue about whatever….then you are a fake person and a disgrace to the people. But it’s the military. You protect you’re people no matter what.

]]> By: Jerry http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Jerry Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:29:24 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-1056 Noooo, not nearly enough. (Adam, officers are hardly overpaid, compared with their own civilian counterparts. Apples to apples, here...) But what will lead the fed to pay service members more, when they are in the middle of a financial disaster? The mismanagement of resources truly boggles the mind. The advice above about utilizing every available benefit (GI Bill, insurance, etc.) is sound, indeed. Jerry Noooo, not nearly enough.
(Adam, officers are hardly overpaid, compared with their own civilian counterparts. Apples to apples, here…)
But what will lead the fed to pay service members more, when they are in the middle of a financial disaster? The mismanagement of resources truly boggles the mind.
The advice above about utilizing every available benefit (GI Bill, insurance, etc.) is sound, indeed.
Jerry

]]> By: Ryan http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Ryan Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:44:52 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-987 <strong>Lloyd: </strong>I agree that it makes sense to pay military members based on civilian counterparts, but then you would get some major discrepancies between, say an E-6 in a computer field vs. an E-6 who works services. The military pays everyone based on rank and time in service to ensure each member of the same rank gets paid the same regardless of job. If you start paying people more or less based on the job they perform, fewer people will want to work lower paying jobs. One change I would like to see is paying based on time in grade instead of time in service. For instance someone could make E-7 in 10 years (pretty fast in all services). Now let's say he has the stripe on for 4 years before his counterpart puts on E-7, and his counterpart has 18 years in the military. Even though the first person outranks the second by 4 years, he would earn substantially less money. Paying by time in grade instead of time in service provides extra incentive to make rank, and would help keep troops around longer. Lloyd: I agree that it makes sense to pay military members based on civilian counterparts, but then you would get some major discrepancies between, say an E-6 in a computer field vs. an E-6 who works services. The military pays everyone based on rank and time in service to ensure each member of the same rank gets paid the same regardless of job. If you start paying people more or less based on the job they perform, fewer people will want to work lower paying jobs.

One change I would like to see is paying based on time in grade instead of time in service. For instance someone could make E-7 in 10 years (pretty fast in all services). Now let’s say he has the stripe on for 4 years before his counterpart puts on E-7, and his counterpart has 18 years in the military. Even though the first person outranks the second by 4 years, he would earn substantially less money. Paying by time in grade instead of time in service provides extra incentive to make rank, and would help keep troops around longer.

]]> By: Lloyd http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Lloyd Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:31:01 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-972 The military should be paid wages correspendent to their civilian sector counterparts. Govenrment has been struggling to equalize the military wage with the civilian rate, instead of giving a one time significant increase they have been slowly increasing the wages in yearly pay increases. I encourage all to use the benefits available to offset the lower wages. The military should be paid wages correspendent to their civilian sector counterparts. Govenrment has been struggling to equalize the military wage with the civilian rate, instead of giving a one time significant increase they have been slowly increasing the wages in yearly pay increases. I encourage all to use the benefits available to offset the lower wages.

]]> By: Adam http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/2008/07/09/do-military-members-get-paid-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Adam Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:13:44 +0000 http://militaryfinancenetwork.com/?p=110#comment-913 Oh one other subject shall we. What are your feeling about the middle and upper age groups joining the military to make up for the shortages of soldiers in combat areas? Now look at this is real terms. That would mean younger men and women would not have to serve until they reached their peaks in life. This gives them time to raise a family. Buy a home. Live some of their life fun and fancy free. Instead of having it snuffed out at 19 or 20 in a battle zone. Covered in sand and dust! I for one would re-enter the military to curve the shortages of man power. But that is just me. Hell if we can elect a Hussein President, we can do anything Right? Oh one other subject shall we.
What are your feeling about the middle and upper age groups joining the military to make up for the shortages of soldiers in combat areas? Now look at this is real terms. That would mean younger men and women would not have to serve until they reached their peaks in life. This gives them time to raise a family. Buy a home. Live some of their life fun and fancy free. Instead of having it snuffed out at 19 or 20 in a battle zone. Covered in sand and dust!
I for one would re-enter the military to curve the shortages of man power. But that is just me. Hell if we can elect a Hussein President, we can do anything Right?

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