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In reply to the discussion: Top military chiefs: Cut pay and benefits [View all]hardtravelin
(190 posts)15. Fucking scumbag Generals
Last edited Tue Nov 19, 2013, 12:31 AM - Edit history (1)
A 3 star retirement pay is usually north of $170,000. 4 stars are all in excess of $200,000.
Me? I retire after 22 years as an infantryman and paratrooper next year. I'll make about $24K before taxes. In addition, cuts and rate increases to TriCare will make it even more painful.
It always seems that these political asshole officers are so cavalier once they've got their shit squared away.
They are picking the wrong generation of vets to fuck with.
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Well, they were on food stamps. That will probably get "fixed", too. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2013
#24
Or they could buy ten fewer F-35s and give all active personnel an extra $1500... (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2013
#4
I'm frankly surprised they just don't pull prisoners & force them to enlist for free
tomm2thumbs
Nov 2013
#7
replace private contractors with active duty troops and give them a raise...will still cost less nt
msongs
Nov 2013
#10
It would cost far more which is why the military uses private contractors.
former9thward
Nov 2013
#13
See, in today's military, you would never have been hired without a real job and a
MADem
Nov 2013
#28
They're subject to civilian law--which can be problematic if you're working in a place with
MADem
Nov 2013
#48
All true. As the former wife of a former Army officer, I am totally familiar with this.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#34
They don't WANT to recruit people for support. It's cheaper to hire them as needed.
MADem
Nov 2013
#52
Oh.... the South (and their rep.s - mostly Repubs) are not going to like that
underpants
Nov 2013
#12
The end result will probably be that they'll slow cost of living increases--they've already been
MADem
Nov 2013
#29
Thanks for informing everyone of middle and lower level shafting. Military brass seem to follow the
ancianita
Nov 2013
#35
It is a sad fact that the places they make the cuts affect the lower/mid pay grades more than the
MADem
Nov 2013
#40
The brass should prove its leadership quality and undergo its own austerity program.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#18
The "brass" has PLEADED with Congress to not spend money on bullshit in the past--and CONGRESS does
MADem
Nov 2013
#30
Thank you for the links. I stand corrected, though the brass have the power to use/not use
ancianita
Nov 2013
#33
Here's the problem with not utilizing contracts, and let's use the "grass cutting on the base" one
MADem
Nov 2013
#42
The military doesn't say anything, or point fingers, because "civilian control of the military" is a
MADem
Nov 2013
#44
Well at least they aren't weaning themselves off contractors, because that would be terrible. nt
killbotfactory
Nov 2013
#20
My bet is pay and benefits will largely remain at their current level in the end
cstanleytech
Nov 2013
#50