Why are soldiers being paid so much? It encourages laziness!?

Question

I would like to go back to the days when soldiers wouldn't be paid so much, they're taking advantage of our war on terrorism to make "careers" for themselves. The problem is, by offering soldiers money you encourage the women not to marry rich and the men to not become rich by going to college and get really good jobs.

We should instead have a system where people who don't have a certain amount of income be drafted into the military and we pay them almost nothing, that would be a lot better than our current system. I married rich myself, I think thats the best thing to do!

my husband makes about 2,000,000 a year, lucky me.

Answer 1

HAHAHAHA!!! you speak of laziness when the only way you know of to make money is marrying someone with it, and then claim that men that put their lives on the line and protect you are lazy??? wow i would love to see you go through boot camp, see how lazy it really is.

Answer 2

Seriously i'm not an american. Nor i support iraq wars. I'm a muslim nonetheless. But i respect what the soldier are doing, even if i never agree with the objectives.

They are selflessly risking their life to protect your way of life. That mean all your tennis club membership and your oc house is there because there are men and women of the army that decide that ok today i'm going to protect my country that mean you also you *****.

They are getting shot at a daily basis so you can have oil to drive your suv around. Seriously i'm not suprised when someday someone just blow your head of with a sniper rifle.

P.S parading that you have a club membership is not very wise, since your ip can be traced and your membership info could be available on the net. Any would that hold grudge with you ***** could do everything with this info.

Especially if you keep pissing off the people that could turn your empty head into a jelly.

Answer 3

Ok, click on the profile of the person who posted this question and look at "her" other questions. This is probably a scam to try to get email addresses or a study for Sociology or Psych class (maybe working on a PhD). I did some internet studies when I got my one degree. Just trying to see what she can stir up.

Anyway, as a Soldier with over 20 years service, this is a BS statement. I will not go into the military pay vs civilian pay but briefly, research it if you like but some jobs are paid better than their civilian counterparts and some worse. However, none of the civilian jobs involve 15 month deployments where you are not allowed to quit (or go to prison). Also, military healthcare is not that great compared to the civilian sector but it is adequate (look at the Walter Reed articles for example) and family member medical coverage is very challenging at times.

Now, if the writer is legitimate and feels this strongly about her statement, she is more than welcome to come and do a personal interview, in person, with me and my Soldiers. Please apply now for your passport and Visa for Iraq.

I only wrote this for the benefit of the people reading this. Soldiers are dying every day in the war. Soldiers do not question the politics of why we are there and what the president should do. We do our duty as the American people see fit and trust their judgment. We do our best to protect every American whether conservative or liberal, rich or poor without regard to race or religion and preserve everyone's freedoms. The fact that someone wrote the question is a testament to why we serve: to preserve the Freedoms of all Americans. Soldiers do not ask for a "thank you" but only want to be remembered. It makes us feel a little better knowing that the American people are behind us (if not the politics). All I ask is that when you lie down to go to sleep tonight; you give a thought to the many Soldiers in harms way, lonely to come home to their loved ones but doing their duty.

Answer 4

Well I'm sure its better to marry rich than to marry smart, but what the hey, if stupidity works for you congrats.

The average PFC makes less than minimum wage when it is divided by hours worked.
As far as making a career taking advantage of the war on terrorism, do you mean making a career of taking care of lazy, ignorant people such as yourself?
Also, you realize that Military Commissioned officers are, college educated, and that a huge majority of soldiers are there to go to college.
So my question to you is, why didn't you go to school and learn to take care of yourself? Basically you are as lazy as it get, you married for money. What happens when he leaves you? Trust me he will.

Answer 5

Spoken like a true gold digger! I made a career of the military. Did pretty good, too. Paid alot of money? LOL! Lady, I got news for you! If your husband is making 2 mil a year, that's almost twice I made in 20 years. Besides, if your husband is really making 2 mil a year, don't you have something better to do than yahoo? LOL! Your a riot!

Bear

Answer 6

I don't know of any nice way to say this, so I'll just be blunt - after all, I'm a "stupid" soldier who needs to "go to college" and "get a real job" - YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

Seriously.

First and foremost, you obviously have no idea whatsoever how much soldiers earn. I must've missed the point at which we've started to get "paid so much" because, well, I just don't see it. You'd think if I got "paid so much", I'd be in a big mansion with a 50" flat screen TV and a Ferrari in my garage. Yet, amazingly, I'm in a ground floor apartment and drive a Ford Escape.

Secondly, you have no clue about the education of our armed forces. How many soldiers do you actually know? What degrees do they have? I know a lot of people in the military who are going / have gone to college, and I know people who have anything from a Bachelor's to a PhD who are serving in the armed forces. They have degrees. They have real jobs.

What constitutes a "real job" to you, anyway? Do you know how many different jobs there are in the military? Soldiers aren't just a bunch of idiots running around with rifles. There are soldiers who are network administrators, satellite controllers, operating room technicians, doctors, lawyers, and even historians. Yup, all of those jobs are found in the military.

But hey, one good thing came out of your post. By making such stupid statements you've shown people that even those who marry rich and are taken care of aren't necessary the brightest and best of their generation. In your case, quite the opposite.

Answer 7

Who do you think you are! These soldiers are not lazy good for nothing people. I spent 2 years deployed to Iraq leaving behind my 3 children and wife. Before i joined the army in Oct. 2001 to fight the people who caused a International Catastrophe, I owned my own company making close to 4 million a year. What has your husband done for this country of ours besides marry someone like you, Gold Digger!!!! If it wasn't for all those brave soldiers who are risking their lives everyday over there we all would have no rights, and we would be under Britain's rule. Also, soldiers do not make alot of money, a private in the army make close to 1700 dollars a month. Next time do some research.

Answer 8

Soldiers are paid a lot because their job is very high risk - a soldier is expected to die.

You don't want a draft in any form, if it can be avoided. You want soldiers that are motivated to be soldiers, not soldiers that are forced into it. Compulsory services makes for inferior soldiers.

And i think its a good thing that we encourage women to not marry rich men. Equality in society is a good thing! Women should get rich too.

Moreover, part of the package of joining the military is that they pay for your college education...if you survive. And while it pays a lot, it doesn't pay nearly enough to make a man very wealthy.

Answer 9

What the hell. Soldiers get paid like less than 20000 a year. For basically working like 12~24hr day in hostile environment, getting shot at.

What in the world?

How is less than 20,000 'so much' pay? This is the most disgusting thing I ever heard. If anything soldiers pay should be increased. They're working overtime without vacations adequate health care and you think soldiers get paid too much?

I hope you get divorced so your rich husband would hire big time lawyer to make sure you get 0.

They're getting killed everyday. Getting blown up into pieces and you think getting paid for that is making them lazy?

Not only you disrespected every service men and women in uniform you dissed every women who fight for equality in work place.

One thing for sure.
You must be hottest person in the world because no one will marry someone like you(airheaded crazy) if you weren't the hottest chick on our planet.

Answer 10

I just read you profile... Well after your divorce, you'll run out of money, move out of the OC and if your poor enough the Army will accept you. I know they'll accept you because they only accept poor stupid people who haven't been through college.

... Grow-up. I hate to burst your materialistic bubble but the Armed Forces are full of intelligent people. The whole concept of "cannon fodder" is completely gone. War is a fast, sophisticated process where the best a country has got are sent to fight for your 'interests'. People join the Army to Challenge themselves, not so they have a lazy life.

I still can't believe this is a true question. I think you MUST of just asked this to *@^#*)@(#) annoy people.

Answer 11

As a soldier, we do not make alot of money. Remember we live in a country where freedoms to do as you wish are provided. We all have choices, and as individuals, just like your choice to marry a rich man. Kudos to you, but what about teaching your kids a skill to be proud of.

Furthermore, as the high cost of a college education continues to rise, more people may use the military as a way to fund their careers to be rich one day.