Show Well Paid Career As a result of or the recent establish establish- establishment establishment establishment ment of ot new pay scales a private In the the United States Army now receives an I income In excess of at that enjoyed by half halt the families of ot the United States as of ot I last year according to a survey recently recen ly I I completed by Sixth Army Recruiting headquarters Presidio of ot San Sail Francisco I I The cash remuneration of ot per per I I I I I month which the private receives is only a small mall fraction of or his actual Income tho the survey shows Hidden pay in the form torm of ot free tree food clothing lodging den den- dental dental dental tal care and other benefits bring his weekly pay cheek ch to the equivalent of ot about a II week or a total of ot 2080 a year I Undertaken in fn a sincere effort to determine what the Army has to offer after in compari compari- comparison from a n financial standpoint son with the tho civilian labor market i hidden pay figures were estimated conservatively An estimate of ot a B aI I month was made for food of at the same quantity and quality as the soldier re re- re This did not take into consideration tion the rapidly rising costs on the tho outside The Tho medical and dental care a soldier receives would It was estimated cost an unmarried civilian a year a married civilian about 1 a year The first years year's issue of ot Army clothing was valued at approximately and other esti esti- estimates estimates estimates mates were of ot an equally conservative nature After thirty years service the survey notes n a first sergeant retires on 63 3 a month A civilian would have to pay 1200 a year for tor thirty years years' for a 0 similar retirement Income I INot INot INot Not taken into consideration was the j i loss of ot pay frequently suffered through j I loss of oC employment in the fluctuating civilian market I I |