I didn’t say that it should not. My point is that there are a lot of career fields which require the same level of education, more time at work and earn less. For example, my son is taking his five years of college and joining the Army next year an a Lieutenant where he will work considerably more days/hours a year, have more responsibility and earn considerably less than a teacher in our area does. Is an Infantry Lieutenant in war time worth less to society than a teacher? I don’t know, but I do know that I am tired of hearing that teachers are underpaid for their services when that is simply not the case, at least in my area.
I ABSOLUTELY agree that those in the military are THE MOST UNDERPAID of ALL professions.
(As a veteran, I am certainly on your side there!)