Unlike in the civilian world, spouses often can’t find long-term employment because their service-member spouse may be re-assigned at any time and they have to uproot the family and move with them.
So it’s a false comparison you’re making yet again
I suggest closing bases in Germany we really don't need them. The Dependent living off base could just return to the states and buy a home. The gov would save and the housing mkt would go up.
I suggest paying the military families enough to avoid public assistance since, you know, they are volunteering to die for sorry pieces of shit like Trump and his supporters and the other sorry pieces of shit who didn’t pay them enough—Democrat and Republican alike.
.....actually they are making more for unskilled labor than a lot of just graduated/graduated college students
again--if you are not married, you have NO expenses
.....I didn't own a car for my first four years in..so, even if you got a car, you have NO other expenses
..let's look at North Carolina where I was stationed:
rental average is about $
10,000 per year added to the salary
again-
-$10,000
health insurance--another $1000
food/utilities
college grads - $33,000
College Grads Annual Salary in North Carolina ($33,172 Avg | Aug 2019) - ZipRecruiter
I didn't even ad vision and dental!
PFC makes about
PFC pay is $1,931.10 to $2,176.80 per month, or $23,173.20 to 26,121.60 per year. In addition to base pay, an E-3 receives a housing allowance based on status as single or with dependents and adjusted for the cost of living by zip code of the duty station. All active duty military personnel receive medical, dental and vision benefits. An E-3 who receives regular promotions can have a military career or 20 years or more. After 20 years on active duty, a soldier is eligible for retirement and a military pension.
that can be at
38 years old retirement !!
this is a PFC--one of the lowest ranking and lowest paid
What Is the Base Pay for a Private First Class in the Army?
there--FACTS--not bullshit