Considering the Army.

PapoZalsa · 04-27-2010, 09:14 PM

Retired U.S. Army with over 20 yrs of Active Duty.

First, the Army or the Armed Forces is not for everyone. For sure after Basic and Advanced Training you will be go to Iraq or Afganistan. then if you are lucky Korea.

However, you get a lot of benefits for the Army. GI Bill, TSP, Medical, Dental, 100% Tuiton Assistance while in Active Duty and a lot more benefits

Try to get a job that you will have a future in the civilian field, for example IT, Aviation, etc. Don't let the recruiter suck yoi in to one of those need it MOSs.

Last, even that you sign for 4 or 6 yrs you are committed for 8yrs. Read the small prints!!

Lemers · 04-28-2010, 01:33 PM

Yeh and that isn't even adding in the medical care and other bennifits of military service.

Lemers · 04-28-2010, 01:37 PM

How about this. With 10 yrs of service I make more base pay than SGM with 20 yrs of service.

PapoZalsa · 04-28-2010, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemers

How about this. With 10 yrs of service I make more base pay than SGM with 20 yrs of service.

Yeah ok, WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Red370

Thats base pay fella, you must be a military expert, I respect my elders but you have ZERO clue what you're talking about. My base pay is 44k with an additional $1400 a month for housing allowance and $350 more a month for additional duty pay. If you're not in the military or have been within the last 15 years, then please keep your comments to yourself.

Please, give me a break! Now from retirement pay the topic change to basic pay.

Anyone can go to the military pay chart and see what the active duty get pay, plus all the incentives.

So don't try to insult people here, ok! Especially those who served in the military and deserved the same respect as you do!

Lemers · 04-28-2010, 03:36 PM

You're sooooooooooooooo good at looking up military pay charts. Then look this up O3 with 10 yrs of service and E9 with 20 yrs of service. My base pay works out to $178.50 more a month. That's $2142 a year more.

PapoZalsa · 04-28-2010, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemers

You're sooooooooooooooo good at looking up military pay charts. Then look this up O3 with 10 yrs of service and E9 with 20 yrs of service. My base pay works out to $178.50 more a month. That's $2142 a year more.

And you soooooooooo sensitive, must be a Captain!

BTW, that E9 is the one that is going to teach you everything you will ever know in the military.

shumby · 04-28-2010, 03:59 PM

well all i know is i make 20K a month in oil and gas and only work 4 weeks out of every 10. plus i don't have to go to war.

NewlyIMPORTed · 04-28-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shumby

well all i know is i make 20K a month in oil and gas and only work 4 weeks out of every 10. plus i don't have to go to war.

what do you do?

Florida_GATOR · 04-28-2010, 04:34 PM

Go Navy! Beat Army!!

haha

shumby · 04-28-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NewlyIMPORTed

what do you do?

Systems Eng. on an off shore platform. GO oil and gas the military can suck it.

shumby · 04-28-2010, 04:03 PM

sorry but this thread was off topic enough

04-28-2010, 04:10 PM

Come on Shumby we all know Canada has no military haha

STi 5 · 04-28-2010, 04:16 PM

He's just bitter he has to sleep in the dirt. Give me a break, Army Intelligence...I'll pass, I know Military Intelligence as a whole is a complete misnomer, but come on. Like I said earlier, if someone wants to fly Helicopters...it's pretty cut and dry what service you go into. Have you ever been in an F-16 cockpit, that's late 50's and early 60's tech with progressive upgrades, if you saw the glass cockpit in an F-35 your jaw would drop. Then when they told you to repair the avionics, you'd look like a monkey trying to F*** a football. I'm not saying I lack any respect for what you do Red370, but everytime you try to come over the top with this "information" about how much better the Army is I seriously LOL. I make 60K a year too, as a WG-10 step 3 but I have never had to step foot into the sandbox or anywhere near there, but the difference is whenever I go on a deployment, I get to double dip, and that is on top of my 60K. Does that make one of us better than the other? I feel like you are trying to make this into a contest, when all the OP needs is FACTUAL information. I will never understand trying to pump yourself up on a forum...who the f*** cares. I'm done with bantering back and forth as it doesn't help the OP with his decision. Lateron.

Lemers · 04-28-2010, 04:20 PM

Papo first off I'm not sensitive. I was just answering your attack on my comment. Second you are the one who seems to be sensitive. You came into the thread attack red370 and then me when neither of us were even talking to you. Why? Are you that desparate for attention which I'm feeding now by even answering you twice?

To anyone else who is questioning red370. Housing allowance is added to your check by month so is any special pay. So times the BAH and special pay by 12 and add to the base pay. That over 60K. Simple math!

Lemers · 04-28-2010, 04:39 PM

Academy football is a laugh. Just watch what happens when they play real colleges.

04-27-2010, 09:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
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04-28-2010, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	Yeh and that isn't even adding in the medical care and other bennifits of military service. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

04-28-2010, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	How about this. With 10 yrs of service I make more base pay than SGM with 20 yrs of service. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

04-28-2010, 03:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	You're sooooooooooooooo good at looking up military pay charts. Then look this up O3 with 10 yrs of service and E9 with 20 yrs of service. My base pay works out to $178.50 more a month. That's $2142 a year more. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

04-28-2010, 03:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 46 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 238	well all i know is i make 20K a month in oil and gas and only work 4 weeks out of every 10. plus i don't have to go to war. __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

04-28-2010, 04:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Florida_GATOR Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 705 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Blk Rep Power: 19	Go Navy! Beat Army!! haha __________________ MK44 Creed- " Ive got a bullet here with your name on it, and im gonna keep firing till i find out which one it is " Most badass job ever.

04-28-2010, 04:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 46 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 238	sorry but this thread was off topic enough __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

04-28-2010, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
blue660r01 Guest Posts: n/a	Come on Shumby we all know Canada has no military haha

04-28-2010, 04:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
STi 5 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Middle Of Some Town, OH Posts: 119 Drives: 2011 STi Rep Power: 18	He's just bitter he has to sleep in the dirt. Give me a break, Army Intelligence...I'll pass, I know Military Intelligence as a whole is a complete misnomer, but come on. Like I said earlier, if someone wants to fly Helicopters...it's pretty cut and dry what service you go into. Have you ever been in an F-16 cockpit, that's late 50's and early 60's tech with progressive upgrades, if you saw the glass cockpit in an F-35 your jaw would drop. Then when they told you to repair the avionics, you'd look like a monkey trying to F* a football. I'm not saying I lack any respect for what you do Red370, but everytime you try to come over the top with this "information" about how much better the Army is I seriously LOL. I make 60K a year too, as a WG-10 step 3 but I have never had to step foot into the sandbox or anywhere near there, but the difference is whenever I go on a deployment, I get to double dip, and that is on top of my 60K. Does that make one of us better than the other? I feel like you are trying to make this into a contest, when all the OP needs is FACTUAL information. I will never understand trying to pump yourself up on a forum...who the f* cares. I'm done with bantering back and forth as it doesn't help the OP with his decision. Lateron.

04-28-2010, 04:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	Papo first off I'm not sensitive. I was just answering your attack on my comment. Second you are the one who seems to be sensitive. You came into the thread attack red370 and then me when neither of us were even talking to you. Why? Are you that desparate for attention which I'm feeding now by even answering you twice? To anyone else who is questioning red370. Housing allowance is added to your check by month so is any special pay. So times the BAH and special pay by 12 and add to the base pay. That over 60K. Simple math! __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

04-28-2010, 04:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 54	Academy football is a laugh. Just watch what happens when they play real colleges. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

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