Re: Professional Soldiers
The formula I use is based on the inherent 'risk' of the job/position. I rank most army jobs as MEDIUM risk unless the GM decides there's a war going on (i.e. jobs where a 'fail' roll only occurs on an 18 are LOW risk, 16 or 17 is MEDIUM, and anything lower than that is HIGH).
Anyway, a 4-year tour as an army regular provides the following funds...
4 (years) x 45 weeks (jobs higher than LOW risk assume a certain amount of downtime for healing, lost wages, on the run, etc.) x $75 = $13,500 x 0.25 (this figure represents how much is left after all the misc or unplanned expenses that would occur as a result of life... life is expensive).
Final total for equipment upgrades: $3,375
The moral: You can't get rich on a soldier's salary.
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