...after just joining and enlisting for a few years?
2007-09-07 09:37:04 · 11 answers · asked by ashley r 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No, I get paid just the same in the Army as if I were in the Air Force, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard.
It is a given though that the Army has some of the fastest opportunities for advancement though. In two years, 99% of those who enlist as an E-1, E-2, or E-3 will be an E-4, and you can be an E-5 by your third year.
Also, when we deploy, we deploy the longest, so we get incentives such as combat zone tax exclusion, hazardous duty pay, family separation, etc. for fifteen months. The Marines generally deploy for six months, and the Air Force for four.
You could conceivably make similar money in the Navy with sea pay though, but it probably wouldn't come out to the same amount as deploying every other year, and you would have to spend a considerable amount of time out at sea.
2007-09-07 09:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by Justin Miller 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pay is the same for all 5 branches based on pay grade and time in service. Bonus money on the other hand is different between the branches. The Army is leading the pack when it comes to bonus money. Up to 40K and a new Special Quick Ship Bonus of 20K if you join and ship before 29 SEP 07.
2007-09-11 05:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mike A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. An E-1 in the Army gets paid the same base amount as an E-1 in any other branch.
That being said, the Army does pay "bonuses" for certain situations... like "combat pay" if they are in a designated combat zone, "hazardous duty pay" if they are in a rating that is designated as "hazardous duty"... etc.
But then again, each branch of the military has similar bonuses set up.
So to answer your basic question, NO, the Army does not pay you more in base salary.
2007-09-07 09:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by misfits_phreek 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES, the US Army is handing out LARGE enlistment bonuses, far larger than any other service.
BUT, once in, the pay-grades, housing pay, and hazard allowances are the same... though with housing-pay on a regionally balanced sense.
Example, an Army E-3, married with kids gets the same pay as a Navy E-3, married with kids, BUT the housing for the Army in say, Austin, Texas will be lower than San Diego, California.
I made reasonable $$'s as an enlisted... but I also pulled down two hazard pays (flight pay, rescue swimmer pay), sea-pay, and later, hazard-zone pay in the Gulf.
2007-09-07 10:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by mariner31 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no. whatever pay grade you are is the same in every branch. Like an E-3 in the Army would make the same as an E-3 in the Navy
2007-09-07 09:42:29 · answer #5 · answered by Michael W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the difference lies in the bonuses that the Army is currently offering. $20,000 for starters. the other branches do not offer that across the board, but only in certain hard to fill spots.. and it may not be that much money,
But Base pay and allowances remain the same across all five Branches.
2007-09-07 11:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are paid the same, but the Army is currently giving out much larger signing bonus than the other services.
2007-09-07 09:50:34 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. All get paid according to your pay grade ie E3, E2 or O3. It doesn't matter which branch.
2007-09-07 12:46:58 · answer #8 · answered by guns155mm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
N O, All of the US Armed Forces get the same pay and benefits!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-07 10:35:30 · answer #9 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, other than you might get more temporary duty assignments, thus more bonus pay.
2007-09-07 09:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by John L 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋