Manager. Sales Associate. Flight Attendant. Military soldier. One of these careers should stand above the others, yet somehow all these careers have the average annual pay grade of about $50,000 to $60,000, according to PayScale. Military soldiers are subjected to unfair treatment in regards to many factors that extend beyond just pay. They lack the availability of proper help and recognition after returning to civilian life after service. As a citizen, I am someone whose rights are being fought for. I, along with every other person living in the United States, am protected by men and women who are willing to risk their lives to keep our country safe. I firmly believe that those who are in the service should be treated with the utmost respect
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Of those veterans treated, roughly a third have been diagnosed with PTSD,” which is not a small number. Although I believe that the treatment of military soldiers should be improved for the better, others think differently. Many people believe that the extra benefits military soldiers are getting now is enough. Opponents may argue that anyone who enlists for military service is aware of the annual salary. They say that soldiers signed up for a job full well knowing the money they’d be making, then arguing that they shouldn’t be asking for more. Many also believe that even despite them fighting for our country, if they’re looking for a job that’ll pay more money, then they’d choose a different career option instead of military. I say that while those enlisting in military are aware of the type of pay they’d be getting, it is in no soldier’s mind to enlist solely because of the …show more content…
Second, in order to help veterans be able to properly adjust to civilian life after returning home, we should create more public organizations that can be accessed easily. The solutions to this problem have many positive effects. According to a University of California Berkeley report on Walmart, “The corporation’s low-wage jobs were costing the state an estimated $86 million in taxpayer-funded public assistance programs.” To go hand in hand with that, according to journalist Trisha Marczak, “The top five oil companies — ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell — receive a combined $4 billion in tax breaks each year, and that trend is likely to continue.” That right there is money that could be used to go toward military pay or services, but instead this money is being spent by corporations that are already worth billions of dollars. There are a decent number of organizations that already exist today to help with this that have been successful. A few examples of these include the IAVA, NAAV, American Legion, and Wounded Warrior
Of those veterans treated, roughly a third have been diagnosed with PTSD,” which is not a small number. Although I believe that the treatment of military soldiers should be improved for the better, others think differently. Many people believe that the extra benefits military soldiers are getting now is enough. Opponents may argue that anyone who enlists for military service is aware of the annual salary. They say that soldiers signed up for a job full well knowing the money they’d be making, then arguing that they shouldn’t be asking for more. Many also believe that even despite them fighting for our country, if they’re looking for a job that’ll pay more money, then they’d choose a different career option instead of military. I say that while those enlisting in military are aware of the type of pay they’d be getting, it is in no soldier’s mind to enlist solely because of the …show more content…
Second, in order to help veterans be able to properly adjust to civilian life after returning home, we should create more public organizations that can be accessed easily. The solutions to this problem have many positive effects. According to a University of California Berkeley report on Walmart, “The corporation’s low-wage jobs were costing the state an estimated $86 million in taxpayer-funded public assistance programs.” To go hand in hand with that, according to journalist Trisha Marczak, “The top five oil companies — ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell — receive a combined $4 billion in tax breaks each year, and that trend is likely to continue.” That right there is money that could be used to go toward military pay or services, but instead this money is being spent by corporations that are already worth billions of dollars. There are a decent number of organizations that already exist today to help with this that have been successful. A few examples of these include the IAVA, NAAV, American Legion, and Wounded Warrior