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K. soldiers, in mandatory service, earn 100,000 per month
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Justin Hale



Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya-ta Boy wrote:

I can tell you that officers today make about the same that we do.


Speak for yourself! I send home 3 grand a month effortlessly. Mr. Green
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why don't we have a yawning smilie?
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee wrote:
That is like more than they used to get paid. I heard that at around the time of the Seoul Olympics they used to get something like 2,500 won a month.


Nope, my bud's brother in-law just got "called to service" and the pay is under 100,000.
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The OP mentioned the rank for Sergeant.


Having been informed above that I was thinking of the wrong rank, I looked back, and sure enough the OP says sergeant.

The amount of money mentioned for sergeants is grievously wrong. Last term I taught about 15 sergeants. I know for a fact that W100,000 is what a fair number of them are willing to spend in an evening out.
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jkelly80



Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

These guys shouldn't just be expected to subsist. They should be able to go out and earn whatever they can or be paid a competitive wage, or the gov't will eventually face serious electoral repercussions. If Korea thinks it needs a nation-wide militia against Yamamoto and Kublai Khan, that's fine. But the gov't should be willing to pay for it. 2.4 mil for two years? That's unbelievable.
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