But hey! Gotta feed the "GimmeDatFreeStuff" Army!
Posted on 02/24/2014 3:43:55 PM PST by Libloather
You nailed it, the JCS are simply yes men and will do whatever Dear Leader tells them to do.
> Even with those raises the avarage military guy still earns way less than any civilian counterpart.
Toss in clothing allowance, hazard pay, housing allowance, reup bonuses, etc. They don’t do all that bad.
But hey! Gotta feed the "GimmeDatFreeStuff" Army!
Seems to me the republic would be better served left to the Marines once again. My squadron Vmfat-201 in the early 70’s had 33 phantoms, the largest Phantom squadron ever in existence. Give me 4000 F4j’s or F16’s and Marine pilots will rule the day once again. We might even see some Generals flying again, make it personal. The air force Gay brigade isn’t cutting it, prove me wrong af personnel, take back your reputation.
Is that a good idea?
The Obamatrons wouldn’t be slashing veterans benefits and military pay to actually discourage enrollments.... would they?
Active Duty ping.
coup
To Hagel and the POS in the WH: There, fixed it for you, you piece of human detritus...
as far as the Joint chiefs, if we stopped giving pensions to military we would not have these arrogant perfumed princes in there....the pension is the dangling carrot and it keeps many unqualified people in the service when they should have gotten out long ago.....
I do not trust the military one iota...not with leaders like these...
there's lots of reasons to hate the bammey boy and his ring of traitors, and these devastating cuts to our military...but the military along with all of govt service has gotten pretty bloated with excess....
I'm sure the plan will be to ultimately have a draft...you know, go after the solid citizens to be fodder for the dictators whims...
Didn't we JUST go through almost the exact same thing and then the pols fell all over themselves trying to undo the damage?
Do they realize that after THAT experience, Congress isn't going to touch this with a ten foot pole?
I remember living hand to mouth until E-4 and my wife was working too.
If you include full medical coverage compensation, poll a few other freepers about the quality of military medicine especially for their dependents. BTW, I personally have no gripes in that area but I have heard plenty.
If you include on-base quarters remember that many Wherry units were declared "substandard" and were open to lower enlisted grades (usually E-4 and up) for less than full BAQ.
And yes, that $25 monthly clothing allowance always made up for the stained and damaged fatigues I got from hydraulic leaks and battery acid splashes. Fortunately my wife could sew up the punctures and rips that safety wires and other pesky object could cause.
The commissary was an asset for sure, the BX was laughable.
I was fortunate to be in an AFSC that had a re-enlistment bonus. Most don't. The Bonuses were designed to keep top skills and to compensate for inordinately dangerous duty. Some have civilian equivalent like EOD, running into fires and guarding malls against suicide bombers.
And finally, that four weeks of vacation. Given the accounting system for leave, the first day and last day of a leave were counted as whole days and weekends/holidays were also counted as leave days. So, that 4 weeks (implied 30 days) you so thoughtfully cited really amounted to something more like 22 days. Still not a bad deal except you actually had to get authorization to take it from you commander. Our commander had a generous policy (because of our mission) and granted 5 day increments based on mission needs.
Oh yes, you forgot another leave benefit: 30 days convalescent leave if wounded and 30 days survivor leave if repatriated after being a POW. What is the civilian equivalent of that huge benefit??
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