Many people are demanding that the armed forces deserve better pay, but I don't understand this argument. Surely, by being a member of the army, you don't have many of the fixed costs, bills, fees, taxes and duties of your 'regular' citizen - and wouldn't your accommodation be covered by your employer when on operational duty anyhow?
If members of the Armed Forces earn 'too little', isn't this in proportion to their costs?
I hope this doesn't cause a huge argument, but I'm curious because these days everyone in the public sector is demanding bigger slices of the monetary pie - and I'm trying to establish for myself whether certain groups really deserve pay increases.
2006-12-06
23:23:09
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bunglejemson
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