If you go off of that then why are those in the Armed Forces paid less than what minimum wage is whether active duty, national guard, reservist or veteran? All 4 of them are on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and yet they are paid less than any of all who do far more for the country of the United States of America. An E1 earns $20,170.80 before taxes and you have the audacity to complain about minimum wage, when they are putting their lives on the line for you to complain? That boils down to $2.30 which is less than I made per hour as a waitress before tips added into for an E1, when you look at those numbers; and the higher up the Chain of Command while they are paid more obviously an E9 with 20 years of service with a degree makes $79,344 which is $9.05 per hour and still less than minimum wage.
When taking into consideration a Chief Warrant Officer 1 who either has a specialty and/or a degree they make $39,713.64 which is $4.53 per hour and the top rank of a Chief Warrant Officer 5 which is Command of the Army for that rank system with 20 years is $99,553.56 or $11.36 per hour and still less than some minimum wage. Then an Officer rank 1 is $40,631.64 per year which they have a BA degree starting at $4.63 per hour and topping out in reference to an Officer top rank with 20 years and a minimum of a Masters Degree if not a PhD level at $224,779.80 per year or $25.65 per hour and finally at above minimum wage. I do not take kindly towards those who think and expect they deserve to be paid more than those who put their lives on the line as well as are on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week for the rights civilians seem to take advantage of without the genuine appreciation for the work they do in not only maintaining the Constitutional Rights as well as the safety of this country, as personally they have done more in one day than most have done in an entire month in certain regards. When taking into consideration the veterans who have sacrificed far more than most civilians have ever thought of for anyone outside of themselves, then that gets my rage going beyond even further for the ungratefulness of those who have diligently worked beyond measure.
I have seen how people throughout my life have taken advantage of such in one way or another and have been enraged time and time again without the genuine gratitude of what they have done and what they have given, as such same individuals stomp all over that which has been gifted to them without any work beyond whatever 9 to 5 sort of job they can get which honestly'; you should be genuinely thanking such individuals for your ability to have such a cushy job, in such comfort. You can choose where you go to college and what job you pick in comparison to the options which are given to soldiers after they complete the various initial tests for what they can want and in some ways those who have chosen one job choice who were not able to get such though took another job just to be able to be able to sign the dotted line to be able to continue to do what was mandatory and necessary for this country, and you have the nerve to complain? Did anyone force someone to become a teacher, or did they choose to go to college for such? Did anyone force anyone to do whatever job that is not of the military, or did they get to choose such? Obviously before the COVID portion, though nonetheless did they get to choose?
Then I cannot understand how any can genuinely complain about their ability to choose and then waste such complaints in reference to such, when there are those who have given more than most of you would ever personally know or experience and you should be thankful such individuals have lived and gone on to do what they have done to accomplish such for you to be able to sit in you comfy little whatevers as they had endured rigorous training as well as conditions you could never bear. Yet you want to complain about that, which is disgraceful and disgusting to me as well as most likely those who actually put themselves in such dangers which give you such rights. No wonder some around the world look at the stereotypical civilian and think to themselves, along the same thoughts as I as well as those who have signed that proverbial dotted line whether military especially though also law enforcement/fire department/EMS.
In each of those portions there is at point a minimum requirement of a degree or a specialty as well as continued training to ensure their skills are maintained and at precise levels as best as possible, while you want what? Spare me from such insolence, as well as all of those guys. While I do not speak on behalf of each of those individuals unless they themselves choose that my words they agree even in part and/or those who actually and genuinely support such individuals, I cannot stand for such sorts of complaints and I do not doubt those who have accomplished in the military careers more than I could disagree that much with my words. Especially, when looking at such numbers. As veterans are still on call even after they are not considered active duty/national guard/reservist, then there is the additional portion to take into consideration as well; and depending upon their training, schooling, specialties, and etcetera that on call portion is different than active duty/national guard/reservist yet they still answer the same call when mandatory. Then there is the portion of vaccines and those who say they do not want to have such, yet complain about others not wearing a mask during COVID. How about this one, if you had gotten yourselves vaccinated maybe just maybe then that would not be a problem. Also, who do you think goes through those vaccines before anyone in the general public ever receives one? That is correct, those who are a part of the Armed Forces always get those first.
Maybe it is time for a reset and those who have not been a part of such can get those test trials first, instead of the Armed Forces guys. Also guys term is not being sexist as those from the east coast understand what that means as well as obviously if you ever studied any foreign language whether Latin or otherwise you would know when speaking/writing about a group of mixed genders you refer to such in the masculine format of words unless only a female group. Irony in reference to bringing up degrees, and yet forgetting that one portion when in regards when sexism is discussed.
For additional clarification I was born a female, I am still a female or for those who prefer the term woman, and also admitting my personal bias in reference to this post I am medically retired from the Army branch of the United States of America's Armed Forces after my Psalm Sunday 2000 head injury later to be able to say I earned my 26 SCUBA diving specialties among multiple other certifications I earned on my own. I am additionally the first female/woman who earned 26 SCUBA Diving certifications in a timeframe from March 2009 through November 2009, as well as the only person who ever landed at the bottom of the Matthias Abyss in the Bermuda Triangle to SCUBA Dive and surface alive and live. Before anyone goes into additional points I am a Dominant/Sadist/Leatherwoman who has been officially involved with the BDSM lifestyle since 2004 on and off throughout the years, a Pansexual, and a registered Reverend since 2004 in conjunction with being a graduate from the Dominant Mentors Program in the state of Texas beginning in Austin and completed in Dallas with more than 13 specialties graduated from as well as a Reiki III/Master/Teacher with 2.5 years of Latin school classes.