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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Actually, when you add up all costs, it would not surprise me in the slightest to learn that the USA pays well over $500K per year per GI on active duty. The only difference is that Blackwater pays cash in the current FY, and piggybacks off the uniformed services for infrastructure and probably some benefits.
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2. Kind of like how in-house counsel
seem underpaid compared to their billable-equivalents in a law firm.
I suspect the NPV of benefits to an enlisted soldier are quite a bit higher than the $40k they nominally get to start.
