Re: ANNOUNCE: Vacant Job Positions

Kevin Cline (kcline_at_sun132.spd.dsccc.com) wrote:
: >I just gotta jump in here because I in the process of doing the above:
: >four years with Uncle Sam, two years for a technical degree (with the GI
: >Bill picking up the tab), now with a company paying to further my
: >education...I tell you, it works.
 

: So after eight years you will be getting the salary you could have
: been getting four years ago. Assume it costs $10K/year to attend a
: public college or a tech school, the US Army pays enlisted men $20K,
: tech school grads earn $30K, and new college grads earn $40K. Assume that
: good young employees receive an average of an 8% raise per year.
 

: After eight years the college boy has earned $10K + $40K + $43K + $46K + $51K
: = $194K and spent $40K for a net of $154K.
 

: G. I. Joe has earned 4 x $20K + $30K + $32K or $140K. He is already
: $14K behind, and is losing ground every year.
 

: Also, G.I. Joe has spent four years in the armed forces instead of four
: years in college. I think most people would prefer the freedom
: of campus life.

You really shouldn't denigrate that which you're completely ignorant of. The military prepares you for a hell of a lot more than college does. Sure, a college graduate may have a head start at the beginning of their career, but what about the phase you all too quickly reach...

        ...the *rest* of your career?

There's a lot to be said for the maturity and discipline that you walk away with after a tour of duty. Hell, I even remember a time when military experience was of more value than a college degree.

Guess that kind of dates me though. Maybe you should poll some of the managers you work with, the one's in the late 30's to early 50's. I bet you'd be quite surprized at how many of them had their start in the military...

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