Originally Posted by
UntilTheNDofTimE
E-1's start at 1200 bucks a month. Whats so beneficial about that? Plenty of entry level jobs offer affordable health care, pension, 401k, sick leave and vacation. Only benefit to the military is the GI bill and the free school(not sure if these 2 are the same). I used to sell candy in school and make 200 a week 8 years ago. No need to go to iraq to make a few more bucks.
If you join the military and your in it for the money your a idiot. Most do it for the pride and even that is very questionable to me.