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TnTRice · 04-24-2008, 11:27 PM

It's a shame they don't offer it after AIT (advanced individual traning). I can only figure that after putting out 100K +/- to put one soldier through it, the gov is too cheap to pay for the testing or the actual certs. LOL

**PrimeTimeV6** · 04-25-2008, 07:25 AM

They rather give the money to people that are on Welfare. LOL

TnTRice · 04-25-2008, 09:55 AM

hey now, I qualify for welfare! even though i'm a soldier! whats up with that!

**SiGirl** · 04-25-2008, 11:30 AM

Actually they are spending all there money on Iraq. Which branch are you in.

TnTRice · 04-25-2008, 03:21 PM

i'm in the Army; Yup you are right they are sending almost all of the money going into the gov. on this war in Iraq and Afghanistan. But that Still doesn't fix the point that soldiers don't get paid well.
I've been in for 7 years now. I've reached the rank of Sergeant (E5). I am a supervisor of anywhere between 1 to 8 guys. with my job, and my grade level a guy in the civilian sector makes about 60,000 to 80,000 K a year where I only make about 28,000K

pay is not all that great, but awesome job security

**SiGirl** · 04-25-2008, 03:39 PM

I know about the pay also, I only stayed in for 5 yrs and found the civilian life to pay and treat you much better

TnTRice · 04-25-2008, 04:50 PM

I think treatment goes along with who you work with. I can't really complain too much about that. There are people in my current unit that have pushed me to my choise to separate from the army after this deployment, but thats not the only reason I'll be leaving.
now Army doctors, theres some really great treatment. Go in with a problem and they think your lying about it and feed ya motrin. GREAT! because that will fix my knees...LOL

**SiGirl** · 04-25-2008, 08:16 PM

It does go along with who you work with. When I was in Germany the first year was great then came the new squad leader and everything went down bad. He pretty much changed my look and left me screwed up in the head. Never trusted after that.

TnTRice · 04-25-2008, 08:57 PM

where in germany were you stationed? I'm out of Mannheim (iraq now) but stationed out of Mannheim

**SiGirl** · 04-25-2008, 11:06 PM

My company was in Baumhoulder and Darmstadt, was split between those two bases all the the first 2 platoons were in Baumholder and the other two were in Darmstadt. I got lucky and was in Darmstadt.

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04-25-2008, 03:39 PM	#16 (permalink)
SiGirl The Mother Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 571	I know about the pay also, I only stayed in for 5 yrs and found the civilian life to pay and treat you much better __________________ http://www.myspace.com/mz_su3rt3 http://www.cardomain.com/id/cdfortune

04-25-2008, 08:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
SiGirl The Mother Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 571	It does go along with who you work with. When I was in Germany the first year was great then came the new squad leader and everything went down bad. He pretty much changed my look and left me screwed up in the head. Never trusted after that. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/mz_su3rt3 http://www.cardomain.com/id/cdfortune

04-25-2008, 11:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
SiGirl The Mother Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 571	My company was in Baumhoulder and Darmstadt, was split between those two bases all the the first 2 platoons were in Baumholder and the other two were in Darmstadt. I got lucky and was in Darmstadt. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/mz_su3rt3 http://www.cardomain.com/id/cdfortune

04-24-2008, 11:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
TnTRice Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 116	It's a shame they don't offer it after AIT (advanced individual traning). I can only figure that after putting out 100K +/- to put one soldier through it, the gov is too cheap to pay for the testing or the actual certs. LOL

04-25-2008, 09:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
TnTRice Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 116	hey now, I qualify for welfare! even though i'm a soldier! whats up with that!

04-25-2008, 03:21 PM	#15 (permalink)
TnTRice Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 116	i'm in the Army; Yup you are right they are sending almost all of the money going into the gov. on this war in Iraq and Afghanistan. But that Still doesn't fix the point that soldiers don't get paid well. I've been in for 7 years now. I've reached the rank of Sergeant (E5). I am a supervisor of anywhere between 1 to 8 guys. with my job, and my grade level a guy in the civilian sector makes about 60,000 to 80,000 K a year where I only make about 28,000K pay is not all that great, but awesome job security

04-25-2008, 04:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
TnTRice Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 116	I think treatment goes along with who you work with. I can't really complain too much about that. There are people in my current unit that have pushed me to my choise to separate from the army after this deployment, but thats not the only reason I'll be leaving. now Army doctors, theres some really great treatment. Go in with a problem and they think your lying about it and feed ya motrin. GREAT! because that will fix my knees...LOL

04-25-2008, 08:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
TnTRice Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 116	where in germany were you stationed? I'm out of Mannheim (iraq now) but stationed out of Mannheim

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