And some say we do this for the money...

FYI: Volunteer Military – “According to the Defense Department, the active-duty military’s largest pay grade is E-4. About 261,300 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines are paid at the E-4 level, $1,699.50 per month in 2007… Using 2007’s salary figures, a U.S. E-4 will make roughly $56.65 per day in base pay. Considering the average work day in a war zone is at least 12 hours, on slow days, they will earn roughly $4.72 per hour.”- Army Times

** Might I add that Cory's work days are already 12 hours and he hasn't made it to the sandbox!!