Title: Are Military Personnel Paid Less Than Minimum Wage? | Fiscal Tiger
Headings: Are Active Military Personnel Paid Less than Minimum Wage?
Are Active Military Personnel Paid Less than Minimum Wage?
Chelsy Meyer
Table of Contents
The Big Picture of Military Pay
Salary vs. Hourly Pay
Comparing the Advantages
Understanding the Disadvantages
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Chelsy Meyer

Content: Comparing the Advantages
If you join the military, you run the risk of having a job that requires you to work a lot of hours for the same pay — at least up front. However, what are the advantages to this? There must be something that makes active duty and deploying financially worth it for each service member. Benefits: Along with base pay, allowances, and bonuses, come the added perk of military benefits. Pension, healthcare, and life insurance are a few of them. Others include educational benefits, access to loans you may not get otherwise, and training. To the extent that these benefits continue even after active duty has ended, it could be argued that earning “less than minimum wage” in terms of hours worked is balanced out by the residual savings and perks that accumulate over time. Security: The average job may not require as many hours, but the military offers security.