Posted on Mar 12, 2014
Do you think Officers get paid too much? (If so, why?) Do you think NCOs should get paid more? What are your thoughts?
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I also think that officers should have a degree that coincides with there MOS...
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Fair Pay
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I think many enlisted members worry too much about what officers get paid...instead of worrying, apply for a commissioning program.<br><br>Public service was never intended for people to get rich...if someone complains about their pay (or others' pay), attend your mandatory transition services, when the time is right, and go get rich OUTSIDE of public service.<br><br>Since you added 'Fair Pay' as a Tag...do you think that officers and enlisted should receive similar pay? Officers have MUCH more responsibilities than NCOs any day, and should be compensated accordingly.
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Agreed with the observation. We all have to start somewhere. Officers incur 4 years minimum college time, often in high debt, no pay, starting family late. Much stiff competition to make 20 year career work, oh, we are already behind 4 years in pay and tenure.
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I don't think officers get paid too much. I do, however, think enlisted personnel as a whole worry too much about what they aren't getting and not enough about what they can accomplish. Of course I want more money. I also know that if I want it bad enough, I can get it... by becoming an officer.
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LTC Paul Labrador
Officer get paid more because we are ultimately responsible for more.
But I DO think NCOs should be paid more too, particularly at the senior ranks. There is a siginificant jump in responsibility from E7 to E8 and E9.
But I DO think NCOs should be paid more too, particularly at the senior ranks. There is a siginificant jump in responsibility from E7 to E8 and E9.
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Officers are managers and NCO are leaders. We help create momentum and officers solve prombles, I say that to say this... that momentum fixes about 80 percent of the promblems in an organization.
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Read these books if you have time... by John C Maxwell
“5 levels of leadership” and “21 irrefutable laws to leadership” also read “why leaders eat last”This is not a stabe at you this is just constructive criticism.
“5 levels of leadership” and “21 irrefutable laws to leadership” also read “why leaders eat last”This is not a stabe at you this is just constructive criticism.
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The pay diference is based on levels of responsibility not education specially now days when enlisted members are as qualified as any junior officer. The problem I see it's at the Senior ranks E7 and up there is a clear gap that in my opinion should be close a little. There are senior NCOs taking extraordinary loads that are equal or higher in responsibility specially in staff and technical positions. There is also a reason most warrants feed from the NCOs ranks. The bottom line is that enlisted need to take advantage of all opportunities within their reach like the free tuition that officers don't receive. Certifications and benefits like the uniform clothing allowance and cool certificates. Must NCOs fail to take as much from the Army as the Army takes from them if you apply your self you could become more educated than an officer it's a matter of choice and sacrifice. I always tell my Soldiers to prepare themselves for what's after the Army so if you want to close the gap go OCS or warrant or simply finish you MBA while in the service and get out to chase that dough.....
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CW3 Kevin Storm
The problem when Senior NCO's get an increase and the other ranks don't it creates pay compression, this makes it harder to recruit talented individuals into the Warrant Officer and JR Officer ranks. This inversion leads to save pay, try convincing an E-7 to cross over to being a Warrant. It becomes far more difficult, more so in the Guard and Reserve which are normally at 50% strength or worse in WO ranks.
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