This is sort of a follow up from a thread I’ve posted a while back but more on the monetary side of things. I know that certain EU countries still have the draft (conscription) enforced like for example: Lithuania, Greece, Finland, Austria & etc. but the question is: do both volunteers & conscripts in your country receive a decent salary at all?
Putting into perspective, I have an pay chart referenced from the US army. [Converted from USD > EUR]
Here is the pay table for enlisted and NCO’s (pay grades from E-1 to E-9): [Yearly]
Here is the pay table for officers and generals (pay grades from O-1 to O-10): [Yearly]
In hindsight:
- How much do soldiers & conscripts in your country actually earn (in local currency) per annum?
- Are soldiers in your country (including conscripts) paid that much as shown above?
- Does an E-2 infantryman earn approximately $32,366.40 (~27,987.55 euros) per year?
- I know an well experienced American Colonel lives under the salary of $128,700 (~111,365.70 euros) what are you able to purchase in your country with that amount of money?
- In regards to both (3-star & 4-star) Generals, do they earn close to $227,998.80 (~197,307.90 euros) as their annual salary, even then what can they afford with aprrox. 200K Euro?
In lithuania conscripts and volunteers earn 340€ a month for the 9 month period they serve for daily expenses, and an additional payout which is based on their performance and type of service. Chart:
For a fulltime soldier I believe the pay is around 1,500€ a month (18,000€ a year), and for a general it’s around 5-6 thousand a month (60,000-72,000€ a year). Most of this is based on a quick google search, so if it’s inaccurate, that’s your warning lol
2 basic houses in the countryside. Or 1 relatively nice one