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How about this: Enlisted Soldiers earn $1235.17 per month when they first come in- for a whopping total of $14,822 per year!! Underpaid cops? Really? I don't think so. Check out typical soldier pay rates here: http://www.army.com/money/payrates_enlisted_a05.html I lived in crappy WWII era barracks in Germany with plaster falling off the walls as a Sergeant for four years. The excuse that cops don't earn enough to be counted on is garbage. You should not join any civil service or military organization to get rich. That is the problem- we all think people should be able to make great salaries doing this type of work. It asks people to do some really dangerous things and you really can't put a price on that. You have to want to do it out a sense of duty, not for money. I love wearing the Army uniform and have done it for 21 years. I never expected to get rich, but the experience and pride I have make up for the low wages. These AWOL cops are a disgrace!!

Agreed. Their wages are around the median income for the city, along with decent benefits so that myth is just that a myth. Duty and honor have no price tag.