Posted on 01/05/2006 4:07:17 PM PST by SandRat
RIDGEFIELD Gabriel Galanski is disheartened that more students from Ridgefield High School aren't considering a career in the military.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.newstimeslive.com ...
Seems to me they are doing ok....this was off CNN and is dated 2003. I'm sure the numbers are higher now.
Grade Army Rank Min. years Starting
base pay After 10
years After 26
years
E1 Private More than 4 mos. $13,809.60 N/A N/A
E2 Private 2 years or less $15,480.00 N/A N/A
E3 Private 1st Class 2 years or less $16,282.80 N/A N/A
E4 Corporal or Specialist 4 2 years or less $18,032.40 N/A N/A
E5 Sergeant 2 years or less $19,504.80 $26,841.60 $27,399.60
E6 Staff Sergeant 2 years or less $21,247.20 $29,728.80 $32,515.20
E7 Sergeant 1st Class 2 years or less $24,822.00 $33,040.80 $44,056.80
E8 Master Sergeant or 1st Sergeant 8 years $35,704.80 $36,734.40 $49,190.40
E9 Sergeant Major 10 years $42,771.60 $42,771.60 $57,088.80
W1 Warrant Officer 2 years or less $25,606.80 $34,660.80 $40,914.00
W2 Warrant Officer - 2 2 years or less $28,998.00 $37,782.00 $47,487.60
W3 Warrant Officer - 3 2 years or less $32,965.20 $41,608.80 $54,576.00
W4 Chief Warrant Officer - 4 2 years or less $36,097.20 $46,692.00 $61,650.00
W5 Chief Warrant Officer - 5 N/A N/A N/A $68,439.60
O1 2nd Lieutenant 2 years or less $26,204.40 $32,961.60 $32,961.60
O2 1st Lieutenant 2 years or less $30,182.40 $41,774.40 $41,774.40
O3 Captain 2 years or less $34,934.40 $52,869.60 $56,833.20
O4 Major 2 years or less $39,733.20 $59,454.00 $66,340.80
O5 Lieutenant Colonel 2 years or less $46,051.20 $62,672.40 $78,235.20
O6 Colonel 2 years or less $55,238.40 $68,065.20 $95,878.80
O7 Brigadier General 2 years or less $74,530.80 $88,084.80 $109,162.80
O8 Major General 2 years or less $89,694.00 $102,567.60 $123,069.60
O9 Lieutenant General 20 years $126,763.20 N/A $135,835.20
O10 General 20 years $144,932.40 N/A $153,950.40
The only sailors I know who are on food stamps are the ones who can't control their breeding habits. You cannot support a wife and four kids on a McDonald's salary, and you cannot support it on an E-4's salary either.
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