re: #19 Eclectic Cyborg

I was just about to ask…

Not to mention all the perks they get besides a paycheck.

After boot camp, they get (If you think of them as salaried employees on 24 hour-call), the equivalent of about $9/hour. Then they get free room and board, free medical, etc. on top of that.

Federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hour at the time of this post.