IMHO you guys are wasting your breath arguing over whether military pay is inflated. The real fluff in the department budget is in white papers and weapons / systems development programs. Besides Osteo, aren't you trying to make the point that the military is just flat out too big? If so it seems arguing over what our guys make vs. civilians vs. private citizens is a waste of time, since the answer is just to deep-six a large percentage of our mission / equipment / personnel. If you do want to argue over compensation, a better comparison might be what our military make compared to their equivalents in the UK and other economically "healthy" countries.
On a general note, I'm going to be a father for the second time this Saturday if everything goes to plan.But what a bummer of a time to have a kid.
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Originally Posted by vt_maverick
