"John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> > http://tinyurl.com/4lw5m
> >
> > "Jenkins will also receive pay of about 360,000 yen a
> > month."
> >
> > Is that really what Army pay for a staff sergeant is
> > these days, plus housing, etc., or are they taking into
> > account he's been "in" for about 40 years?
> >
> Nice.

Enlisted pay scale is here
http://tinyurl.com/6fmub

I believe an army staff SSGT is E6 -- tops out at about $2,700.

Rest is probably dependant allowance, maybe with COLA.

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Ryan Ginstrom
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