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Will and I got married for the extra $1452 Navy pay
It's interesting that no one has picked up on the idea that the government puts a price on marriage (and discriminates against single people) by paying married military personnel more than single personnel. At what other government agency does a married woman make more than a single woman, just because she's married? At what company does a married man make more than a single man, just because he's married? The government should get out of the business of valuing a marriage. Just pay all personnel the same wage, by rank and years in service. Of course, you won't see many married military personnel or spouses arguing for this point...The benefits are sometimes even more insidious than BAH: many married military personnel are easily allowed to use the excuse of familial obligations (school play, kid's t-ball game, wife's girls' night out) to regularly skirt out of work early, to avoid week-end watches that are too frequently dumped on single people, etc... Good story Maggie. And it IS well written. After all, it must be a good story if it has so many people talking. Ignore the resentful tone of some of the comments, and keep plugging away.— May 8, 2008 8:02 p.m.