Soliders don’t earn very much.

American satirical cartoons The Simpsons and Family Guy have both recently run episodes about US Army recruitment.

The Simpsons included a reference to recruits’ salaries, so I Googled it.

American soldiers start at $15,282, whilst in the UK, they get £12,128.

Well, it’s more than minimum wage.  In both cases, it seems like your money goes up quite fast with continued service and promotion. But it ain’t much when you consider what we ask them to do.

I’m too fat, too gay and too asthmatic to serve.