While they get paid twice as much, they are not twice as expensive. In fact, they may be cheaper. They don’t have to be trained. They don’t get benefits. We don’t have to pay for their education once they go home. We don’t have to pay for their physical and mental combat-related conditions once they go home. We don’t have to pay their families if they die. We don’t have to pay them when they aren’t on active duty. We aren’t financially liable for their wrongdoing. Yes, their salary is twice as much, but their cost is not.
