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I had always thought military pay was pretty low, but apparently $133,000/yr is around what a First Lieutenant with 10yrs service makes. So perhaps that is quit

• wolverine876 5y ago
  > a First Lieutenant with 10yrs service Are there First Lt's with 10 years of service? I thought it was up or out.
  • dragonwriter 5y ago
    There has been more flexibility in that recently, as I understand (also, promotions from the ranks could easily do it, but those—at least for more than 4 year enlisted service—have different pay scales at at the O-1 to O-3 or -4, I forget, level)
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  • bradleyy 5y ago
    Sure. You make E-6, and then go to OCS. Now you're a 1LT with 10 years service. More frequent in National Guard.
• ip26 5y ago
  Update: hang on, despite the reference to bimonthly paychecks in the link, other sources seem to imply the numbers in the table are monthly rates, which would put $133,000 closer to Brigadier General. That would be a very different story!
  • refurb 5y ago
    My understanding is you need to account for base allowance for housing (BAH) and if deployed overseas, you get tax exemptions, healthcare, full retirement + pension after 20 years, etc, etc. Military pay for newly enlisted is quite low, but if you're living on base and not paying for housing or food, it's not bad. Officers get paid pretty well all in.
• adgjlsfhk1 5y ago
  Comparing to military pay is generally somewhat misleading since military comes with free housing (which is fairly considerable)
  • GravitasFailure 5y ago
    Food, housing, health care, and many businesses offer discounts. It does create an apples to oranges comparison to the private sector.