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dream-_-
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1857 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-15 10:45:56
December 15 2008 09:43 GMT
#1
So thanks to mister Bush I will now be making $43,848 my first year, and $51,025 to $57,432 after two.

Good shit considering I was expecting to make 30k a year when I enlisted.

Gotta love making $43-57k per year as a 20 year old college dropout!

Keep in mind this isn't counting excess pensions/allowances I will be getting such as Sea Pay, Flight deck, Special Duty Pay , Sub pay, Housing/Food/Cost of living/Clothes allowance.

All while I am training in the physics/nuclear field. Fuck college, you all are suckers.

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KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43966 Posts
December 15 2008 09:47 GMT
#2
Unfortunately people do shoot at you. Hard to put a price on that.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
drug_vict1m
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
844 Posts
December 15 2008 09:54 GMT
#3
pretty nice income there.
coming back to college anytime soon (ever)?
One must feel chaos within, to give birth to a dancing star.
dream-_-
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1857 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-15 09:55:51
December 15 2008 09:55 GMT
#4
I am going to graduate A school with a bachelors in applied sciences with a math and physics emphasis.

edit - but I plan on taking graduate classes while I am enlisted, they will pay for every class that I take so why not.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
December 15 2008 09:56 GMT
#5
that's not half bad yo~

beating inflation is a ++
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
December 15 2008 09:59 GMT
#6
taking school for free is such a deal. getting shot at is not so good though
PhotographerLiquipedia. Drop me a pm if you've got questions/need help.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
December 15 2008 10:00 GMT
#7
3,5k / month for putting your life on the line..

Not worth for me. Hopefully you will survive x_X
CommentatorPolt | MMA | Jjakji | BoxeR | NaDa | MVP | MKP ... truly inspiring.
Kentor *
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5784 Posts
December 15 2008 10:08 GMT
#8
how much do south koreans make? 900 a year?
dream-_-
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1857 Posts
December 15 2008 10:37 GMT
#9
On December 15 2008 19:00 G.s)NarutO wrote:
3,5k / month for putting your life on the line..

Not worth for me. Hopefully you will survive x_X


I am a nuclear technician. The biggest thing I have to worry about is loosing my sperm count from radiation.
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
December 15 2008 10:51 GMT
#10
Pretty good salary if you get free food/clothing/housing. Then after army you can buy house after all money you saved up.
hymn
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Bulgaria832 Posts
December 15 2008 10:54 GMT
#11
Nice income and free school FTW!!

And if you make some nuclear discovery here at TL.net we're all gonna be proud of ya!
azk he is the north american player but the titan he is the french stars
renegade_zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Korea (South)525 Posts
December 15 2008 11:19 GMT
#12
On December 15 2008 19:08 Kentor wrote:
how much do south koreans make? 900 a year?



you think they make less than $3 a day?
Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
December 15 2008 11:39 GMT
#13
On December 15 2008 19:37 dream-_- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2008 19:00 G.s)NarutO wrote:
3,5k / month for putting your life on the line..

Not worth for me. Hopefully you will survive x_X


I am a nuclear technician. The biggest thing I have to worry about is loosing my sperm count from radiation.


What?

Where's the front line, I'm going in.
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
December 15 2008 12:09 GMT
#14
That doesn't sound too bad, but I can focus on my studies now without worrying about money and then look forward to having a much higher pay than you in the future. So I don't feel like a sucker.
No I'm never serious.
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32278 Posts
December 15 2008 13:52 GMT
#15
My university is free and I don't have to put on fancy uniforms or to be shoot at. :O

/boast
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Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
December 15 2008 14:04 GMT
#16
You don't get shot at in the Navy. >_<
Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
December 15 2008 14:28 GMT
#17
On December 15 2008 23:04 Snet wrote:
You don't get shot at in the Navy. >_<


only torpedos might give some problems but you can swim few hundred kilometers
closed
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Vatican City State491 Posts
December 15 2008 14:29 GMT
#18
On December 15 2008 23:04 Snet wrote:
You don't get shot at in the Navy. >_<


You can drown in the navy though.

Also, as you are studying nuclear physics - didnt the US send their own troops near the test areas to check the effects of radiation on soldiers?
Mazer
Profile Joined April 2008
Canada1086 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-15 14:35:43
December 15 2008 14:35 GMT
#19
On December 15 2008 18:55 dream-_- wrote:
I am going to graduate A school with a bachelors in applied sciences with a math and physics emphasis.

edit - but I plan on taking graduate classes while I am enlisted, they will pay for every class that I take so why not.


Isn't it assumed that if you do anything applied science, there will be an emphasis on math and physics?

Damn though, that's a pretty nice deal you got going. Don't get shot.
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-15 14:37:39
December 15 2008 14:36 GMT
#20
50000 just cuz you take a bit of a risk? I knew ppl who would kill anybody they can, for half of that money. Or less.
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
Track
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States217 Posts
December 15 2008 15:02 GMT
#21
I couldn't be any happier for the pay increase. I'm going into the Marines in May(Reserves, finishing college and earning a commission as a Second Lieutenant) and let me tell you, the Marines are the most underpaid branch of the military. Funny how that works, seeing as it's the most difficult.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
drug_vict1m
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
844 Posts
December 15 2008 15:11 GMT
#22
On December 15 2008 23:36 Geo.Rion wrote:
50000 just cuz you take a bit of a risk? I knew ppl who would kill anybody they can, for half of that money. Or less.

yeah..but its not romania
One must feel chaos within, to give birth to a dancing star.
Savio
Profile Joined April 2008
United States1850 Posts
December 15 2008 21:41 GMT
#23
I'm hoping the military begins paying their doctors a lot more by the time I graduate cause I am going into the Air Force. I don't see why they don't want to competitive wages. As it is, they try a million other strategies but still are short on medical help.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. – Winston Churchill
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
December 15 2008 23:04 GMT
#24
On December 15 2008 22:52 IntoTheWow wrote:
My university is free and I don't have to put on fancy uniforms or to be shoot at. :O

/boast

BlueLaguna on West, msg for game.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25998 Posts
December 15 2008 23:06 GMT
#25
On December 15 2008 19:00 G.s)NarutO wrote:
3,5k / month for putting your life on the line..

Not worth for me. Hopefully you will survive x_X

lol okay. because everyone in the military is in danger, right?
Moderator
Hypnosis
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States2061 Posts
December 15 2008 23:12 GMT
#26
On December 15 2008 19:37 dream-_- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2008 19:00 G.s)NarutO wrote:
3,5k / month for putting your life on the line..

Not worth for me. Hopefully you will survive x_X


I am a nuclear technician. The biggest thing I have to worry about is loosing my sperm count from radiation.


True but think about what your doing for a minute. Fail.
Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind
Rayzorblade
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States1172 Posts
December 15 2008 23:27 GMT
#27
So you didn't get denied from the nuclear program after all?

What was all that smoke that recruiter was blowing?
dream-_-
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1857 Posts
December 16 2008 00:11 GMT
#28
I got 36 college credits so it doesn't matter anymore
koreakool
Profile Joined January 2008
United States334 Posts
December 16 2008 04:10 GMT
#29
On December 15 2008 18:43 dream-_- wrote:
So thanks to mister Bush I will now be making $43,848 my first year, and $51,025 to $57,432 after two.

Good shit considering I was expecting to make 30k a year when I enlisted.

Gotta love making $43-57k per year as a 20 year old college dropout!

Keep in mind this isn't counting excess pensions/allowances I will be getting such as Sea Pay, Flight deck, Special Duty Pay , Sub pay, Housing/Food/Cost of living/Clothes allowance.

All while I am training in the physics/nuclear field. Fuck college, you all are suckers.


I'm glad your pay is getting increased, but it's not like you don't sacrifice anything. Sure, being shot at is a deterrence to most people from joining the military, but it's less so in the navy. However, since you're training in the nuclear field, don't you spend most of your time aboard a nuclear submarine? I heard life aboard a submarine can be pretty stressful... I mean, it's cramped, you get little privacy, and your showers are literally like two seconds long, minus the soaping and lathering.
Servolisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
United States5241 Posts
December 16 2008 04:47 GMT
#30
On December 16 2008 00:02 Track wrote:
I couldn't be any happier for the pay increase. I'm going into the Marines in May(Reserves, finishing college and earning a commission as a Second Lieutenant) and let me tell you, the Marines are the most underpaid branch of the military. Funny how that works, seeing as it's the most difficult.


It has the lowest entry requirements of any organization.
wtf was that signature
ish0wstopper
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Korea (South)342 Posts
December 16 2008 16:23 GMT
#31
im gonna make 100k a year once i get out of grad school sup
ish0wstopper effect
FreeZEternal
Profile Joined January 2003
Korea (South)3396 Posts
December 16 2008 16:46 GMT
#32
haha in this economy? you will be lucky to find a job after grad school without any previous experience.
ulszz
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Jamaica1787 Posts
December 16 2008 17:56 GMT
#33
On December 15 2008 23:36 Geo.Rion wrote:
50000 just cuz you take a bit of a risk? I knew ppl who would kill anybody they can, for half of that money. Or less.

lolllllllllllllllllllllll hahahaha he rolls w/ gangs
everliving, everfaithful, eversure
ulszz
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Jamaica1787 Posts
December 16 2008 18:00 GMT
#34
On December 15 2008 23:36 Geo.Rion wrote:
50000 just cuz you take a bit of a risk? I knew ppl who would kill anybody they can, for half of that money. Or less.

lolllllllllllllllllllllll hahahaha he rolls w/ gangs
everliving, everfaithful, eversure
dream-_-
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1857 Posts
December 16 2008 20:50 GMT
#35
On December 16 2008 13:10 koreakool wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2008 18:43 dream-_- wrote:
So thanks to mister Bush I will now be making $43,848 my first year, and $51,025 to $57,432 after two.

Good shit considering I was expecting to make 30k a year when I enlisted.

Gotta love making $43-57k per year as a 20 year old college dropout!

Keep in mind this isn't counting excess pensions/allowances I will be getting such as Sea Pay, Flight deck, Special Duty Pay , Sub pay, Housing/Food/Cost of living/Clothes allowance.

All while I am training in the physics/nuclear field. Fuck college, you all are suckers.


I'm glad your pay is getting increased, but it's not like you don't sacrifice anything. Sure, being shot at is a deterrence to most people from joining the military, but it's less so in the navy. However, since you're training in the nuclear field, don't you spend most of your time aboard a nuclear submarine? I heard life aboard a submarine can be pretty stressful... I mean, it's cramped, you get little privacy, and your showers are literally like two seconds long, minus the soaping and lathering.


Actually ill be on an Aircraft carrier, you have to volunteer for sub and that's something I am cool with... Biggest thing about the military for me is spending time away from my gf for such long periods of time.
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