But I was optimistic that I would bank significantly more in corporate America. Three months after my separation from active duty in , I landed a management position with a leading national services provider. This disparity would have been less of a shock had I planned for some obvious differences between military and civilian compensation and expenditures. These points aren't intended to scare anyone.
There are many lucrative opportunities out there for ambitious veterans. But there are key differences between civilian and military compensation that need to be factored in to your post-military expectations. By acknowledging them and including them in your planning, you can help prevent a rude awakening, and, hopefully, make your transition go a bit more smoothly.
Army 23rd New York Infantry. Library of Congress In theory, the soldiers of both the Confederate and the Union armies were supposed to be paid every two months. Confederate General Salaries : The Confederate generals' salaries do not reflect allowances. All ranks of Confederate generals received the same base pay because the Confederate army regulations recognized only one grade above colonel. Their titles are Chief Master Sgt. Air Force , Sgt.
Army , Master Gunnery Sgt. Compared to enlisted service members with the same amount of experience, military officers make considerably more money. A freshly commissioned O-1 — 2nd Lt. Officers are automatically promoted to O-2 after two years of service. This is a highly anticipated promotion, as it marks one of the largest individual pay raises officers will see during their careers. Those ranks are 1st Lt. Using the Army's average promotion schedule, officers will achieve the next rank automatically after four years in the service.
At this rank, officers will receive pay raises every two years. By the time they reach the rank of O-4, military officers will have spent an average of 10 years in the service. Officer pay continues to increase with every two years of additional service.
Those ranks are Lt. Officers who do not promote to become a general or admiral must retire after 30 years of service. Promotion to brigadier general and rear admiral depends on a wide range of variables, including job availability. Each of these ranks carries its own mandatory requirement; similar to the enlisted "up or out" policies, officers must promote to the next higher rank or retire.
Officers who have spent less than five years at the lowest flag rank must retire after 30 years of service. Generals and admirals with two stars — Maj. Navy — must retire after their 35th year in the military. In and , according to the numbers, nearly 97 percent of recruits were high school graduates and 75 percent had above-average aptitude scores.
This suggests, according to the report, that perhaps the military is overpaying, because it is recruiting more educated people than it actually needs. However, in considering changes, the department should keep in mind the current recruiting environment, given how few American youth are physically, medically and behaviorally qualified to join up. Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
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