The War Of The Military - 1440 Words

1. I have had many relatives involved in the military Dangerous situations, scary moments, putting their lives on the line. All those are what a U.S. Soldier goes through. They do it for the love of their country. With everything they do and go through, they should be paid more. I believe that they deserve to make more for what they do. I am filled with questions as to why they don t make more money for what they do. I know that soldiers volunteer to fight for our country even though they know they cannot make A lot of money off of it. They go through a lot of vigorous training to be in the military also. Some people may think they are crazy for doing that and not receive good money. They do not do it for the money, they do it for their†¦show more content†¦They are doing the most dangerous work and yet, they make such low salaries. Is it because the government does not want to pay them as much? People volunteering in the military do not make enough money as I think they should, but you need to look at what they are doing. They are protecting you. If anyone is going to make a lot of money, it should be the soldiers fighting for us. Looking at the government spending graph on nationalpriorities.org, the majority of the money is spent on Medicare, health, social security and unemployment and labor. The military is number three on the list. They receive 609.3 billion dollars a year as to where the other two that receive more money are into the trillions. If we could possibly cut back a little bit on some other aspects of government spending, I would love for it to go to our soldiers benefits and salaries. 2. There are mixed emotions about military salaries and funding. The U.S. military is the main source to the protection of our country. Do we provide them enough for what they do? No, we don’t. The military is an extremely brave group of people who put their lives on the line, yet, they don’t have very good salaries. They need to be raised. There may be sacrifices made if we raise the military salary, but it will be worth it to thank them for what they do. In the military, according to Jake Novak on CNBC.com, the military is short of its designated annual recruitment levels. He