The Apache sentinel., 1944-09-08
Army-Novy Pay Tops Most CNiIions..
Unmarried Privotes Income Equivalent to $500 soIory

NNUAL NET EARNED INCOME" of the lowest paid
- in Americas armed forces single, is than
that of the $780, single in civilian employment
And annual of $4,000 is than the yearly earnings
of telers in banks bookkeeperS pharmacists
engineers radio operation It is twice the
received by employees of insurance public u
ties real estate companies Indeed federal income tax
reports 900 of incomes earned by
single throughout the United States $3600
This may evoke roar increduity the ranks of
in military service drawing bottom and chorus
of derisive ha-has from $36O0ayear civilian employees.
But is is not to be roared laughed down for it is
provabe fact
Of course none of these figures intended to prove
that military service anything but sacrifice Without
mentioning the danger to life the acute discofor
suffered by at the front everywhere draftee
loses companionShip of his family gives
several years of his civilian career
married the economic results of military service
do not work out favorably they do for single men
but in reality they to be figured being much
favorable than is generally thought The averagesized
American family whose head has entered the armed forces
may enabled by contributions of his pay
ment allowances to attain maintain standards of living
comparable with those of families dependent civilian
employment ranging $34GO year. with
counting possible advancement of the entran above
the non-commissioned ratings $3400 is than
the all the families in the United
States
While in instances the impact of military service
of the husband the famiys economic status be
somewhat and may result in dislocaton of family
living habits the famy economic condition will in
Unmarried Buck Private May "Net" s42O
Let's consider the of the single and start with
proof of the opening statement The lowest in the Army
is the $50 MONTH or $500 year. received by the buck
private while in service within the bounds of the United
States So, civilian
job entering military service And from the figures alone
he may apparently be taking loss of $4,000 year.
on @ OF @ to met tn the o copa m a
items of subsistence which provided for and
officers military service but for which the
civilian must pay of his pocket In addition civilians
have much higher income taxes to reckon with
Of course, army pay not entirely velvet Personnel
below commissioned ratings a number
of minor needs wants out of earnings On the basis of
training and oldmers IN service ana with prVates corpo-
rails and sergeans expenditures out of pocket at about
the level for and commissioned officers.
Passing by the spendthrft and the tght-wad and fig
ng by the month for ordinary spenders these epend
laundry $0 for tailor service (pressng and rycleaning
$40 for movies So for tobacco 60 cents for tooth paste
commsary post exchange or outside camp limits Mis-
ceaneous outlay through the yearfor civilian shoes and
articles-may run to s24 or an average Of 81 month
The enumerated expenditures out of including mis-
ceaneous added to SIS MONTH or $3.50 year
which leaves the buck private in service within the bounds
of the United States with annual remainder OF 420 And
other for federal income taxes do not apply to
incomes of in military service below $1500and above
that the service man also has his personal exemptions
Income Compared on Basis of Normal Living
These expenditures do not include the cost of
entertainment of girl friends or losses at Georgia do-
noes The buck prvates net income here worked OUT
simply represents the yearly remainder OF earnings during
normal training camp life.
Let's compare civilian Statistics compiled
by Committee Internal Revenue for the House
Ways Committee the of hearings pre-
limnary enactment of the individual income rates
average
income groups The statistics based data obtained
by exhaustive questioning of thousands of orsaary
and others with incomes Cities villages and rural
sections strewn through thirty States.
The expenditures itemzed under fourteen heads
food housing clothing medical tobacco personal
recreation, automobile, transportation other than auto,
furnishings household operation reading education
other living At present, the automobile item
be largely eliminated
very recent publication by the National Industrial
Conference Board dealing with current changes in of
food housing fuel and light clothing and sundries shows
increase of 15% in cost of living since the statistics
presented to the House Ways and Means Committee
This advance raises the total of living cost of single
persons with income of $1,000 to $2508 currently
Expenditures for food housing clothing and medical
which provided without charge for and
missoned officers in the Armyrepresen 1881 of this total
The items of civilian outlay here figured do not include