[Joe 6-pack]

"That's one reason why everyone is paid so well. Think of it as combat pay."

I really, really resent politicians, business folks, sports figures, etc. who have never spent day one in uniform talking about what "warriors" they are, and how they've "done battle" on Wall Street, or on the football field.

I suppose these people have an inferiority complex and really feel the need to portray themselves as soldiers for self-aggrandizement, but it really rings hollow with me, and lessens them in my eyes.

[TopQuark]

"Think of it as combat pay."

That is not a direct comparison. Most people understand these words as "hazard pay," but "combat pay" is simply more familiar.