[Gay State Conservative]

Before making honorable service in the Armed Forces even *less* attractive perhaps we should be looking at the compensation packages of *civilians* receiving government pay/retirement checks.

[dragnet2]

That about sums all this up quite well...

[MikefromOhio]

Before making honorable service in the Armed Forces even *less* attractive perhaps we should be looking at the compensation packages of *civilians* receiving government pay/retirement checks.

Yeah let's do that - I wouldn't mind a 50K per year pay increase due to my field, qualifications, education and experience and what I would make if I ever went commercial....