Originally Posted by JaJae Not from the bottom up. McDonalds is minimum wage. As an E-1 you're making roughly $1300 a month and all bills paid for including housing, utilities, food, etc or a decent housing allowance. Even if you're making $10 an hour at McDonalds and you work full ...
08-11-2006, 02:34 PM
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| America Fuck Yea Election Moderator  Republican In Name Only 
| Originally Posted by JaJae you think that E-1s only work 40 hours a week? If I pulled the same hours that I do in the Marines, I could definetly make more money at McDonalds
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08-11-2006, 02:38 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur.  Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by kinggovernor E-1s are typically in boot or still training. No offense, but during this time they work hard, but they have no expenses beyond their initial boot supply needs.. which if you really wanted to, you could keep that cost below $200. Not to mention they give you an advance on that.
Aside from being in Iraq, when you're stateside.. you're living a much better life than you would if you were working at McDonalds in a poor neighborhood. Which is why poor people join the military. | ||||
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08-11-2006, 02:45 PM
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| Originally Posted by kinggovernor I didn't say they don't think abou the war. I say they don't think about it in depth.
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08-11-2006, 02:58 PM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by JaJae i disagree with that. i'd join now if i could
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08-11-2006, 03:26 PM
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| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz why can't you join as an officer or something? why would they turn down a scientist? and if you can't join the military, why don't you join the CIA, FBI or NSA or something and work toward the same goals?
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08-11-2006, 03:46 PM
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| Originally Posted by JaJae i make a little over 200 dollars in a drill weekend. That typically is 6 hour half day on friday, a 14 hour saturday and then 12 hour sunday. 32 hours for a 200 bucks, is 6.25 an hour. I can definetly make more than that at McDonalds.
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08-11-2006, 03:47 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo they won't let me be on the front line with an education like mine...they'd prefer i be behind a desk or something.
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08-11-2006, 03:53 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by kinggovernor Because of drill weekend pay? Do you honestly think if you left the military, got an apartment and applied at McDonalds your quality of life would increase?
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08-11-2006, 03:59 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by JaJae is quality of life based solely on quantity of money?
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08-11-2006, 04:01 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz By quality of life I'm referring to his economic status. I apologize.
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08-11-2006, 04:03 PM
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| im just sellin some oranges huntington beach
| net income is way higher if youre in the military, you cant look at it hourly if youre making 1300 a month, and have no expenses, its not such a bad deal lets say 500 a month to rent an apt 200 a month for food about 150 for utilities car payments (+gas)....a shitload of money you could not be bringing in more money on a mcdonalds salary and pay for all those things than if you were in the army dont get me wrong i respect what youre doing, im just lookin at it cost wise | ||||
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08-11-2006, 04:07 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by slosucks Exactly.
I've never heard a guy in the military say "I'd be so much better off financially if I took a job at McDonalds." I have however heard many low wage earners talk about how much better they'd be financially if they joined the military. | ||||
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08-11-2006, 04:22 PM
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| Originally Posted by slosucks
 When I was in grad school I got by on about 1450/mo with few expenses (utilities/cable/cellphone) and I lived better than I do today on way more than that with all expenses  . | ||||
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08-11-2006, 04:43 PM
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| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz What's wrong with being behind a desk?
Originally Posted by ballz2wallz Like you won't be doing desk work there?
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08-11-2006, 05:01 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo i'd rather be doing some research of some kind
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08-11-2006, 07:44 PM
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| America Fuck Yea Election Moderator Republican In Name Only
| Originally Posted by JaJae my point is that it is not for the money. And it gets worse the higher the rank you pick up. I make more money in my civilian job already anyways
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08-11-2006, 07:45 PM
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| America Fuck Yea Election Moderator Republican In Name Only
| Originally Posted by slosucks yes you could, if you worked at McDonalds 70 hours a week
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