06-07-2015, 07:32 PM
(06-07-2015, 06:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: If you consider a 40 hours work week a new recruit in the Military earns about $8.30 per hour. Most can earn the pay grade of E-3 in about 1 year. Then they earn $9.90 per hour.
Unfortunately a Soldier works much more than 40 hours per week. A conservative estimate would be 50 hours per week (if not deployed). This means the new recruit earns about $6.70 per hour and an E-3 earns about $7.90 per hour.
It is worth mentioning that Soldiers can be given an extra allowance of about $12 a day for food if they choose not to be on a meal card.
Don't forget to add housing, discounted life insurance, free medical care, and veterans benefits.
But, by the same token, many soldiers have hazardous jobs. Especially during wartime.
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