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Better Pay For Armed Forces Service Men and Women

Better Pay For Armed Forces Service Men and Women

Closed — 38 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 4 months ago
Can you believe that there are jobs out there that pay alot more than a soldiers wage. these jobs are sitting behind a desk at a computer all day or managing a call centre for example, no risk to the employee at all.Yet our soldiers are at risk everyday, a lot of our men and women have died fighting for us, our country and even to help give other countries get a better quality of life, get paid at least 50% less!! I found on the internet that there are other Government jobs that pay a higher starting wage than the army. For example a Police Community Support Officer is on a starting wage of over £18k a year, thats almost £6k more than a soldier. Also a Police Officer will get a starting wage of over £25k a year as from September 2010, that is £13k a year more than a soldier. How can our Goverment think this is at all acceptable???!!! We need to help our service people get paid what they deserve. Please sign this petition in support of all our service men and women that are fighting to keep our country safe.

Updates

May 1, 2010

I have been hearing from so many of you who have loved ones currently serving and your stories only confirm that this pay gap is an insult to their sacrifice. I am continuing to reach out to representatives to demand they acknowledge the reality of what our soldiers earn compared to other government staff.

May 1, 2010

Seeing the momentum behind this campaign proves that people truly understand the sacrifice our soldiers make every single day. My heart is full knowing so many others see how wrong it is that those who put their lives on the line are undervalued compared to office roles. We are finally gaining the traction needed to demand the respect our troops have earned.

3 Comments

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Sarah McCarthy
16 years ago Featured

My son is currently deployed and the pay is just insulting compared to what desk workers get. They sacrifice everything and get peanuts back.

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Mark Montgomery
16 years ago Featured

PAY THEM PROPERLY. they are heroes.

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Dave Ramirez
16 years ago Featured

Absolute joke how little they get paid considering they put their lives on the line every single day. About time the government sorted this out.