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To: Dale Baker who wrote (125986)	12/1/2009 11:28:40 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542927

Does it make sense to put in 30,000 (more) soldiers to get < 100 AQ?

To: Dale Baker who wrote (125986)	12/2/2009 12:27:31 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 542927

I think it only cost that much because we actually have to pay a living wage to a volunteer Army plus offer the soldiers college if they want it. A draft Army is a different economic proposition altogether.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (125986)	12/2/2009 9:15:57 AM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542927

For the most part, the military skills are only partially transferable. I learned avionics, one of the most selective and specialized ratings in the Navy. Even that only prepared me to be a cable installer or phone lineman when I got out without additional training. Employers like idea of military service and you get partial credit for it, but they want related civilian experience before they will pay for it as real work experience. It was a very expensive jobs training program but for me it returned a positive investment based upon the taxed wages that I made in the next ten years. About 2% of the Navy guys end up in avionics though. The other ratings qualify you for security guard work (a common 2nd job for active military based stateside). An exception was the revolving door of the military support contractors. You could do your Navy job for 3x military pay as a civilian but it was boom and bust.