Re: ANNOUNCE: Vacant Job Positions

Kevin Cline (kcline@sun132.spd.dsccc.com) wrote: : >I just gotta jump in here because I in the process of doing the above: : >four years with Uncle Sam, two years for a technical degree (with the GI : >Bill picking up the tab), now with a company paying to further my : >education...I tell you, it works. : So after eight years you will be getting the salary you could have : been getting four years ago. Assume it costs $10K/year to attend a : public college or a tech school, the US Army pays enlisted men $20K, : tech school grads earn $30K, and new college grads earn $40K. Assume that : good young employees receive an average of an 8% raise per year. : After eight years the college boy has earned $10K + $40K + $43K + $46K + $51K : = $194K and spent $40K for a net of $154K. : G. I. Joe has earned 4 x $20K + $30K + $32K or $140K. He is already : $14K behind, and is losing ground every year. : Also, G.I. Joe has spent four years in the armed forces instead of four : years in college. I think most people would prefer the freedom : of campus life. You really shouldn't denigrate that which you're completely ignorant of. The military prepares you for a hell of a lot more than college does. Sure, a college graduate may have a head start at the beginning of their career, but what about the phase you all too quickly reach... ...the *rest* of your career? There's a lot to be said for the maturity and discipline that you walk away with after a tour of duty. Hell, I even remember a time when military experience was of more value than a college degree. Guess that kind of dates me though. Maybe you should poll some of the managers you work with, the one's in the late 30's to early 50's. I bet you'd be quite surprized at how many of them had their start in the military... -- Jack Radigan, Mgr. Service Interconnections | for i in 'do' 'say' 'think' MCIT Engineering, Bldg. 2, 2 International Dr. | do Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914)934-6881/6331fax | echo $i what you wanna $i. Jack_Radigan@mcimail.com jradigan@netaxis.com | done