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MILITARY IS OVERPAID
On 12 Jan, Ms. Cindy Williams wrote a piece for the
WashingtonTimes denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service
members way this year, citing that the stated 13% wage gap was
bogus.
A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below. He
ought to get a bonus for this.
Ms. Williams:
I just had the pleasure of reading your column of 12 Jan 00,
"Our GIs Earn Enough," and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm
wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as
far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The
Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank account.
Checking my latest leave and earnings statement (LES), I see
that I make $1,117.80, before taxes. After taxes, I take home
$874.20.
When I run that through Windows Calculator, I come up with an
annual salary of $13,413.60 before taxes, and $10,490.40 after.
I work in the Air Force Network Control Center (AFNCC), where I
am part of the team responsible for the administration of a
25,000 host computer network. I am involved with infrastructure
segement, specifically with Cisco Systems equipment.
A quick check of http://www.monster.com under jobs for Network
Technicians in the Washington, D.C. area reveals a position in
my career field, requiring three years experience with my job.
Amazingly, this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year, nor does it
pay less than this. No, this job is being offered at $70,000 to
$80,000 per annum. I'm sure you can draw the obvious
conclusions.
Also, you tout increases to Basic Allowance for Housing and
Basic Allowance for Sustenance (housing and food allowances,
respectively) as being a further boon to an
already-overcompensated force. Again, I'm curious as to where
this money has gone, as BAH and BAS were both slashed 15% in the
Hill AFB area effective in January 00. Given the tenor of your
column, I would assume that you have never had the pleasure of
serving your country in her armed forces.
Before you take it upon yourself to once more castigate
congressional and DOD leadership for attempting to get the
families in the military's lowest pay brackets off AFDC, WIC,
and food stamps, I suggest that you join a group of deploying
soldiers headed for Saudi. I leave the choice of service branch
up to you.
Whatever choice you make, though, opt for the six-month
rotation: It will guarantee you the longest possible time away
from your family and friends, thus give you the full "deployment
experience."
As your group prepares to board the plane, make sure to note the
spouses and children who are saying goodbye to their loved ones.
Also take care to note that several families are still unsure of
how they'll be able to make ends meet while the primary
breadwinner is gone. Obviously, they've been squandering the
vast piles of cash the DoD has been giving them.
Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and Thanksgiving
are perennial favorites. And when you're actually over there,
sitting in a DFP (Defensive Fire Position, the modern-day
foxhole), shivering against the cold desert night, and the
flight sergeant tells you that there aren't enough people on
shift to relieve you for chow, remember this: Trade whatever MRE
you manage to get for the tuna noodle casserole or cheese
tortellini, and add Tabasco to everything.
Talk to your loved ones as often as you are permitted; it won't
nearly be long enough or often enough, but take what you can get
and be thankful for it.
You may have picked up on the fact that I disagree with most of
the points you present in your op-ed piece. But, to borrow from
Voltaire, I will defend to the death your right to say it.
You see, I am an American fighting man, a guarantor of your
First Amendment rights and every other right you cherish. On a
daily basis, my brother and sister soldiers worldwide ensure
that you and people like you can thumb your collective nose at
us, all on a salary that is nothing short of pitiful and under
conditions that would make most people cringe.
We hemorrhage our best and brightest into the private sector
because we can't offer the stability and pay of civilian
companies.
And you, Ms. Williams, have the gall to say that we make more
than we deserve? Rubbish.
A1C Michael Bragg
Hill AFB AFNCC
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If Airman Bragg makes $10, 490.00 per
year (after taxes); working
50 of the 52 weeks each year, working an
average 5 day work week, each
day working 12 hours per shift, how many
pennies does Airman Bragg earn per hour ?
Answer: Based upon Ms. Williams' view point, an "over paid" 300
pennies (a whole $3.00 per hour).
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND SHOW
OUR SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN & WOMEN.
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