Its a good idea. A fine idea. An American idea.
Its disgusting that soldiers are paid the way they are. A Seal, SF, Ranger, or Marine grunt get the same pay as a pentagon admin pogue.
Every other field pays people who reach the pinnacle of their profession. Only the trigger pullers get the flag waved in their face and are told to do it abysmally below market wages.
We are constantly told we must pay for accountants, attorneys, doctors, and engineers in public service. Lockheed execs do not take a military officer payscale for the duration of the war to demonstrate their patriotism.
No, it is only the soldier, the trigger puller that must do it for burger flipping wages.
Contractor and merc wages show us the true market forces at work, and the true cost of hiring a soldier.
We are free marketeers,,,until we need a soldier.
BTTT!
Excellent point.
A friend of mine works for the Social Security Administration. He makes 6 figures a year. Granted he works ridiculously long hours, but....
SEALS, Green Berets, Combat Controllers, Rangers, Force Recon, and various other badasses should be paid more.
Imagine a meritocracy pay scale in the military. LOL! Yeah right, like the effing politicians would allow it.
Very well stated.
I'm not suggesting that what you are saying isn't generally true, but people tend to forget that what a solider earns is not merely wages.