My Blather... June Tenth; Military Screwed on Pay
Are They NOT WORTHY ? Today's military men and women, be they on the land, on the sea or in the air, are not paid close to what they're worth. Having spend nearly thirteen years in the Air Force, I know from whence I speak. I was one of those guys middle-management didn't mind leaving military service. I was (probably by today's standards, a bit "ADHD") not prone to giving much thought to my decisions and actions, needing only less-than eight more years to retire. When I enlisted (June, 1964) the base pay was $78.00/month (E-1, under 3 months). When discharged (June, 1968) my base pay was $235.50/month (E-4, over 3 years). *Just to illustrate how screwed up the entire military pay system is, my oldest brother was drafted for the Korean War (in 1951) and earned only THREE DOLLARS LESS ($3) than I did thirteen years later! In 1971 I returned to the Air Force as an E-3 over ...