LOW MILITARY PAY WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH. JUST INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE WAS... HAMBURGERS, OR MINIMUM WAGE.
FOR THOSE FAST FOOD EMPLOYEES STRIKING FOR $15 AN HOUR LET’S DO SOME MATH....AT $15 AN HOUR, JOHNNY FRY-BOY WOULD MAKE $31,200 ANNUALLY.
AN E1 (PRIVATE) IN THE MILITARY MAKES $18,561. AN E5 (SERGEANT) WITH 8 YEARS OF SERVICE ONLY MAKES $35,420 ANNUALLY.
SO YOU’RE TELLING ME, MCBURGER FLIPPER, THAT YOU DESERVE AS MUCH AS THOSE KIDS GETTING SHOT AT, DEPLOYING FOR MONTHS IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS, AND PUTTING THEIR COLLECTIVE ASSES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY PROTECTING YOU....!
HERE’S THE DEAL, BACONATOR, YOU ARE WORKING IN A JOB DESIGNED FOR A KID IN HIGH SCHOOL WHO IS LEARNING HOW TO WORK AND EARNING ENOUGH FOR GAS, AND HANGING OUT WITH THEIR EQUALLY GOOFY HIGH SCHOOL PALS.
IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN THIS AS YOUR LIFE LONG PROFESSION, YOU HAVE FAILED. IF YOU WANT ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE....HAVE ABOVE MINIMUM SKILLS!!.
IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER....IF IT’S IN ENGLISH, THANK A VETERAN.
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE MOAA (MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) FEBRUARY 2016 NEWSLETTER.
Not only that, but they got a big goose egg for a raise in January.....horrible.
Good post.