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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's funny.  The attitude that military members are well compensated and have life easy turns people off too. You are a real gem...[/quote]

Doesn't the research show that most military members are paid much more overall compensation than they would make in the private sector, especially the lower-ranking people? People join out of their own economic interest.[/quote]

I think you have that wrong -- in a way.  The military recruits unskilled people and trains them.  By the time they are skilled in what ever, they are underpaid.  But, they will take people with just an HS degree (or GED).   It is a great way to get out of a lower class upbringing (assuming the child stays clean).  But, there are reasons why you don't see middle and upper middle class kids enlisting -- they will join through ROTC/Academies.

The other thing about the military is once you are in, you are in.  They can keep you for as long as they want, even after the enlistment period is over.  Oh, and they send you to war.  People should be paid better for being shot at.[/quote]

Wait a minute....no no no no no. Speaking as someone who is in a relationship with a US sailor and someone who's father is an active duty marine (serving over 20 years). The military does not keep you "as long as they want". You enlist for a set amount of time and at the end of that enlistment period you MUST re-apply for enlistment and if you are not performing up to par, or are not receiving a promotion, you will be removed. Now technically after you leave the military you are active reserve for about 3 years and they may call you back for action but that's rare. Now I do agree that servicemen and women are underpaid but the benefits, if spent and utilized efficiently, are adequate.

The proposed cuts to BAH and other benefits are simply ludicrous. [/quote]

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