The Broken Military Pay Machine
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by Maxmillian VonWillebrand
So as I sit here, pondering what to tell my troops about their paychecks that have yet to arrive for last week, I find myself caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, I have been told that the faucet has been turned off by those at the top of the foodchain, and on the other hand I'm being told by those same people that it's not them squeezing the pipeline. I truly DON'T know who to believe. Either way, I know that something has GOT to be done about the way things are handled with regard to the way the military is paid. Therefore, instead of BITCHING about it like most everyone has been doing (self included in that one) I have written up a new proposal that hopefully our current administration and the incoming administration will at the very LEAST take a look at and consider as the revamping of the broken system...Here goes:
National Guar😛
No pay for those enlisted. If you want to be in the military, you need to do some volunteer time to serve your country and build up your strength to the minimum requirements to be transferred into the Army, which I believe currently sits at 4.0.
Army:
$10/week during peacetime so long as you are ACTIVELY reporting in each week to your CO. Those that don't report in, simply don't get paid. During war time, bump it up to $15/week for their effort and service so long as they are deployed and actually fighting. We need to get all of our troops off of the GIFTING mentality anyhow, so this money will help them offset the cost of bringing up their wellness caused by training, not fighting. We all need to learn how to fight the right way - go till you hit 40-50 wellness, then hit the hospital!!
Marines:
$20/week during peacetime, again, so long as you are ACTIVELY reporting in. By the time you hit the Marines, you are pretty damn active anyhow, so this shouldn't be a problem. During war time, bump these brave souls up to $30/week for their effort and service, so long as they are deployed and actually fighting.
Of course, this article only directly addresses the issue of pay for enlisted men, not officers. That is something I am leaving to the brass to handle, but it's got to be part of the whole package. No matter what, the bottom line here is to set up a pay scale and system that is both affordable and manageable. If we continue to just NOT pay our troops, dissention will continue to grow, and morale will continue to drop. I for one do not want to see my platoon ripped apart just because my men feel like they are being ignored.
That's my 2-cents...
~MV, Editor In Chief
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I was not aware of only the NG not being paid, it was explained everyone was cut off!
Everyone has been cut off...This is simply my proposal for the new payscale for all 3 divisions...
The NG got paid last week.
Yes we did. >🙂
Anyways. I kinda agree/disagree with your proposal for the NG. On one hand, we really shouldn't be. But the way I look at it, the NG is choice for those who don't want to go oversees, but still serve, as well as newbs just learning. For that reason, I believe there should be pay.
I know of a few enlisted who relied on their NG pay for a while, and it certainly helped me. And those experienced players who choose to stay, shouldn't be punished.
My 2 cents (Which, nowadays, isn't worth anything)
-LennyA
Actually Lenny, I do listen to those who comment on my articles. I understand your perspective on the whole "helping noobs get started" but the NG should be the largest division of the military as it's where those with low strength start out. If you choose to stay, then there's obviously more to being part of the military that you get out of it than just having to be deployed all the time, so it should be a volunteer basis.
My personal opinion is that we should offer minimal pay for Army only. NG should be more about building relationships, training and education. The Marines, by and large, are experienced players with other sources of income. And your current numbers for the Marines are pretty close the previous structure, but as a Marine, I would rather get weapons than a weekly paycheck that's less then 2 days of working at my job building Defense Systems.
Good point Eugene. As an Army officer, I don't necessarily know the entire pay scale, so my figures were just what I felt was fair. However, after reading your comment, perhaps your view is a better one regarding the Marines and pay. They most likely do have better paying jobs that supply them with their funds. And yes, the NG should be a place for training and relationship building!! Great points!!
sounds like a good idea but i still agree with what uegene says.
My goal here isn't so much to get people on my side or on anyone's side really...It's moreso to get the administrations attention and hopefully throw some ideas their way so they can get the damn thing fixed!!!
Pay scale is what i had in mind. Very good article.
I'd love to get some help with this... I've heard a few times that the military gets paid for what they do. But in the two months I've been playing eRepublik, I've yet to see a dime! How does one get paid? I'm not signed up for the army or NG or anything like that. How do I sign up? I'm listed as a private, but I have no idea in what. I was going to PM you, but hopefully someone else will see this and it'll answer the same question they have.
Thanks.
If I had the link handy I would post it, but it's somewhere at home...As soon as I can find it, I will put it up here, unless someone else has it handy. There's a link you go to and fill out your application for the military. Based on your strenght level, you will be assigned to either the National Guard or Army. I don;t think ppl get assigned straight into the Marines. Let me know if you have any more questions, I'd be happy to try and answer them for ya...