I have a government salary...nuff said...
Though i do get most things for free/large discounts.
Having a government salary is a bad thing? Definitely not where I live.
It isn't bad exactly, it's just not enough, unless you're a pakistani or something... those SoBs get some phat ass dough son...
I mean, I live in a type 5 apartment, that's 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a sitting room and 3 balconies looking out over one of the most uppity neighbourhoods in kolkata.
I'm the member of 3 high profile gentlemen's clubs, where i have to pay a mere fraction of what civilians do, (2 out of those three clubs have a 90%+ military membership.)
I get free basic food supplies. We have an awesome officer's mess here for the not so basic food. I look good in my officer whites. Besides all that, we get free sports/athletics facilities and whatnot. I get cool office cars for PERSONAL use etc.
I live well enough... WITHIN the military infrastructure... however I get paid a paltry $28000 a frikking year...
I can look forward to eventually increasing that figure to around $38000 if i decide to stick with the Indian Navy... which I wont...
I'll take early retirement and join up with the merchant navy... I'll earn about $200000 a year then.
It's rather sad actually, ive literally had oxets whizzing past my ears for this country, my own dad's been shot twice in his military career, and we still get paid poop.