Are Soldiers worth more or less than traffic wardens?

[Chuck T Masala]

What does the panel think?
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1318131,00.html

 

[RHYDAL]

Introduce National Service for Traffic Wardens is the answer.

 

[Melton Fox]

I'd say it depends on who is paying their wages.

If a soldier and a Traffic Warden share the same employer, then IMO the soldier should earn more, without question.

If they have different employers, then the two aren't comparable.

 

[Joe_Fox]

What an utterly useless report. Complete and utter bullshit.

 

[FIF]

Soldiers should do it for nothing other than honour.

 

[Macky]

The answer is obvious, soldiers should be set to work shooting people who are illegally parked and all the traffic wardens can then be used to illegally invade other countries.

 

[newtonfox]

More end of .

 

[Jeff]

When you add in the extras soldiers get, such as subsidised housing, I'm sure most soldiers get paid more than most traffic wardens.

 

[Jeff]

Army pay:

Lower band pay (as of April 2008) 
Rank	 		From 		Rising To
New Entrant 		£13,012.80
Private 		£16,226.76 	£25,181.88
Lance Corporal 		£19,628.52 	£27,599.28
Corporal 		£25,181.88 	£31,645.56
Sergeant 		£28,622.64 	£35,218.80
Staff Sergeant 		£31,684.56 	£40,096.68
Warrant Officer Class 2	£34,379.16 	£41,248.80
Warrant Officer Class 1	£36,812.16 	£44,587.80

 

[H T B]

When you add in the extras soldiers get, such as subsidised housing, I'm sure most soldiers get paid more than most traffic wardens.

Interesting, now divide any member of the forces daily rate of pay by 24 and compare that to a Traffic Wardens hourly rate on an 8 hour shift. (Of course, TW works past his 8 hours, he gets overtime)

 

[Jeff]

Interesting, now divide any member of the forces daily rate of pay by 24 and compare that to a Traffic Wardens hourly rate on an 8 hour shift. (Of course, TW works past his 8 hours, he gets overtime)

How many people in the army 'work' 24 hours a day?

When they're away they get paid extra anyway.

I'm not saying I think they're well paid, just that the comparison is not comparing like with like.

People who go into the army know what they're doing, and what they're going to get paid. There are plenty of people who get paid less.

 

[FIF]

Most people in the army do sweet FA all day every day of their career.

Did you see how many people actually wanted to get out when we entered into a war?

Maybe you should divide the soldiers pay by number of enemy killed and TWardens by number of tickets given.

I'm sure being a traffic warden is a more dangerous job than being a soldier.

 

[Melton Fox]

Most people in the army do sweet FA all day every day of their career

I think you're confusing the French Army with the British Army

 

[FIF]

The French army run far quicker than the Brits

 

[Jeff]

The French army run far quicker than the Brits

I thought they just stood still and put their hands up.

 

[FIF]

That's old France

 

[newtonfox]

How many people in the army 'work' 24 hours a day?

When they're away they get paid extra anyway.

I'm not saying I think they're well paid, just that the comparison is not comparing like with like.

People who go into the army know what they're doing, and what they're going to get paid. There are plenty of people who get paid less.

all of them as you are on call for 24 hours a day :icon_wink even when in the pub off duty you can still be called back at anytime .

 

[newtonfox]

Most people in the army do sweet FA all day every day of their career.

Did you see how many people actually wanted to get out when we entered into a war?

Maybe you should divide the soldiers pay by number of enemy killed and TWardens by number of tickets given.

I'm sure being a traffic warden is a more dangerous job than being a soldier.

Thats just bollax mate ,you work a 8-10 hour day everyday when not on active duty or away on training weeks/weekends or away learning new trades for your unit./or posted to anther country.

fEDIT: forgot to say you have garud duty to do as well.

 

[Steven]

What does the panel think?
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1318131,00.html

Should senior serving Officers be making that kind of remark?

 

[Jeff]

all of them as you are on call for 24 hours a day :icon_wink even when in the pub off duty you can still be called back at anytime .

So do people in lots of jobs. But they don't get paid an hourly rate for the hours they don't work.