Originally Posted by
ranger3484
Finally subtract your commuting expenses from your take home pay $2650-840 and you truly earn about $1810 a month after everything.
And the true kicker. You are required to be on reserve 18 days a month. Each reserve day can be considered to be 12 hours. So 18x12 equals about 216 hours a month. Sure, you're not working all this time but you're gone way more than that. So, if you only take home $1810/month but are "on duty" for 216 hrs you really make just over $8/hr.
Your post brings up several questions:
1. Did you know the conditions when you applied for the job?
2. If the conditions are so onerous, why are you still here?
3. Have you considered moving to base? It appears that would greatly enhance your quality of life...
4. What are you doing to attempt to change the conditions you find onerous?
Your math is interesting. I came out with a different answer. What I'm seeing is that your choice to commute is worth the personal cost to you.
