From: "Robert Comer" 

I wasn't objecting to the pay, just the idea that it was to be competitive
with private industry.

Lets face it, it's a "bribe" to keep putting their asses on the
line and I'm fine with that.

--
Bob Comer


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:43dbfa8b{at}w3.nls.net...
>I always remind myself that for those in the Army at least, their secondary
>MOS is rifleman and begrudge them not.
>
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:43dbf83c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> You really don't understand what it is like and have no idea what is
>>> their base pay when you talk about competitive.
>>
>> Actually, I do, I'm the son of an Air Force guy who has lots of relatives
>> in other branches of the military, and you know what, they *all* went
>> into the military because it was the only way to get out of the coal
>> mines of West Virginia and to make a livable wage, so in their case, not
>> only was the pay competitive, it was better than private industry. (as it
>> is with a lot of people, probably most)
>>
>>>It is only used in rates that are
>>> very technical and have long schools.
>>
>> Kind of like my specialty you mean?  (I was comparing my specialty and
>> work situation, so it's a given that I would be comparing myself to the
>> same in the military.)
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "George Sherwood"  wrote in message
>> news:pan.2006.01.28.22.20.21.55161{at}beernabeer.com...
>>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:12:13 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
>>>
>>>>> And how many 6 months deployments have you made over
that 6 month
>>>>> period?
>>>>
>>>> 6 months worth, I'm on call 24x7x365, not to mention being in the
>>>> office
>>>> most of the time and working from home a LOT too.
>>>
>>> When I was 6 months overseas, I would have loved to be working from my
>>> home.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Are you telling me they don't deserve it?
>>>>
>>>> If you compare it to private industry, then no, they
don't.  You were
>>>> the
>>>> one that brought up that they got it to be competitive...
>>>>
>>>> Whether they deserve it or not really doesn't matter, they
wouldn't be
>>>> getting as many re-ups without it.
>>>
>>> You really don't understand what it is like and have no idea what is
>>> their base pay when you talk about competitive. And you really don't
>>> understand how few guys get this bonus. It is only used in rates that
>>> are
>>> very technical and have long schools. Out of my two year command tour
>>> with
>>> probably 30 re-enlistments, probably 5 or 6 got checks and this is in an
>>> aviation command.  Ships would be less and subs probably more.
>>>
>>> George
>>
>>
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