Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
LOL. Love how guys who have zero clue are like "that doesn't take into account pension and free medical" like that somehow totally zeroes the military equation out. I am not a "thank me for my service" kind of guy, but if you haven't endured the military of the last 25 years, you probably shouldn't comment.
That dude's post is gold, and I a glad he posted it here. A first year regional pilot is making way more than someone with years of experience flying an airplane off the front of a carrier into the dark of night with no divert options. Let that sink in. It's a good time to be in this industry.
His numbers are certainly eye opening for many, but I also know they are skewed. The housing and food allowances are tax free so they actually would be something like 15% higher, apples to apples. The same with medical. It's a massive income multiplier that isn't quite captured in his information. So don't try and discredit people for putting perspective on military compensation numbers