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]

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Here is the pay table for officers and generals (pay grades from O-1 to O-10): [Yearly]

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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?
  • IsoKiero@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 day ago

    In Finland conscripts get 6.15 - 14.25€/day depending on how long they’ve been in service. Women get additional 1,50/day to cover underwear and hygiene products not provided by military. Also there’s options to get support from the state for example if you have family to feed while you’re serving.

    Hired personnel get roughly between 1600 and 8000€/month depending on rank, service age and a lot of other factors. Also they can get task-related extras.

    Comparing salaries is a bit irrelevant as our living expenses, taxes, health care, insurances and everything are wildly different. But for 100k you can get a pretty nice new car or a small apartment (not in Helsinki area). 200k will get you a decent house with garage, but again not in Helsinki.

    Also, we don’t really have infantry on a salary, as the conscription will take care of that. Practically all military personnel on salary are some sort of officers. More details are available on Finnish defence forces website.