We answer the question, how much do British Paratrooper's make? We look at what you will make at a different ranks as well as the affect of being an officer.
Please helpng me British soldiers are m crying.l m not free avrewe people are black Kelly me samtamse avrewe just Kelly me.but me l don't have power just Kelly me. I want to come in your place but me l don't have money for transport and l don't have passport
@@MalvinSibandaWhat do you want us to do pay for your Flight tickets to get to ENGLAND and then give you a house and car ??? Why not we seem to be doing that anyway to every other other Immigrant?? How much do you want???
When my son was going through recruitment i had retired after a really nasty works accident and ended up in a wheelchair, i had to drop some paperwork off at the recruitment centre so i went in envelope in hand , the sgt said " can i help you sir", i replied ," yes , i have completed my application for the paras and i am here to hand it in " he face was a picture so i said " its ok , the lads at the open day said they could rope me to the chair and push me out of the plane ", he nearly pissed homself laughing . Moral is no natter how bad it gets never lose your sense of humour 😅.
Oh the british army has plenty of humour and sometimes a bit of black humour as well but that's a coping mechanism which actually does work in a strange way...😂
So how much compared to a shitty labourers job or even after financially bankrupting yourself with a no good to nobody degree? Of course it’s enough, more than enough. Typically the Reg lads don’t care what the pay is because their passion is their job! It was mine !
No board costs, no food costs, no need for a vehicle and the costs therein, no need for a mortgage, medical, top level training. That salary is basically disposable income Add to that deployment bonuses and progression, and it's pretty great. It's only when you compare it to a footballer and how little they actually sacrifice, that you realise it's utterly backwards.
All the people saying there’s no costs… Can someone explain why the MOD website states that if you’re single, accommodation costs between £30 - £80 a month, after basic? And if you’re married it’s between £80 - £370? Can you also explain why the meal service the army provides is called “Pay As You Dine”, and why they charge money for items on the menu? And what about when you’re back home? If there’s no costs, why do you have the option to get a railcard that provides a 37% discount? Why do most stores provide a military discount? If there’s no cost, that’d imply you get to write it all off as “expenses” to the tax payer, correct? See, the thing is, you’re risking your life for tuppence, and nothing’s ever “free”. You don’t need to compare it to a footballer, because you don’t even need a talent to earn money. Someone on benefits could earn more through the stock market, keep their “savings” below £14K, and live a lot more comfortably doing fuck all. They’re not risking their life. They’re not having to worry about dying in some bullshit war, that only has the interests of the MIC, politicians, and their cronies, back pockets in mind. There’s refugees from war torn countries fleeing to our nation, travelling through the safety of Europe, to be given a place to stay, food to eat, a chance to rebuild what they’ve lost… They come here not because France, Germany, or any other European country they passed through wasn’t safe. They come because of the economic opportunity the UK provides to them. All while thousands that fought in wars for this nation, many of these wars being in the home countries of the arriving migrants, for corruption and greed… Are left homeless on the streets of Britain to die. Is it worth it?
I don't know about British Paras, but 82nd Paratroopers made less money at private (E-1), but more money at Specialist (E-4) in 2002 - 2005. As for how much a 82nd Paratrooper's life is really worth? $250,000 - If they died, as part of their life insurance supplied by the government. There's no mention of a British Para's death pay in this video, so I consider your statement erroneous.
I was an American Army soldier/officer and proudly earned my British para wings, ages ago on the exchange program. The jump school was great and I appreciate the NCO's who mentored us.
As a former US Paratrooper… none of us are in for the money , because it’s barely enough considering the 12-18 hour days. It’s a worldwide brotherhood though … no matter the nationality, we’re brothers of the silk ! “ Let’s Go “ 325 A.I.R.
I'm looking to be a medic in the British Paratroopers. Always called to me even from a young age. 17 now, going to try get a military scholarship and join after uni
paratroopers make an extra £2k on top of the salaries shown. It's considered the "Danger" money. This is one of the incentives for normal soldiers to go and attempt P-company as they will get extra money as well as gain their wings
@iantrofimov6416 we don’t need it until wars break out that we’re directly involved in, at which point, multiple times, we have conscripted 2m+ men to fight. We’ve always kept a small army during times of peace, we demobilised about 4 million people after the First World War. Also those “security guarantees” have kept Ukraine in the war for about 1.5 years, and kept them heavily supplied by the US and UK.
@gordianknot6867 the original comment is about lawyers trying to jail soldiers. The only instances I know where this has happened concern soldiers shooting unarmed people, torturing people, and generally bringing the business of being a proper soldier into disrepute. Do you have any examples of soldiers being unfairly jailed? If you don't, then I stand by my comment that it's pretty simple to avoid being prosecuted as a soldier, don't break the law or rules of war.
@@RagggedTrouseredPhilanthropist my point is these lawyers put good people away for doing the right thing because the law isn’t nuanced, the law is often times flawed and skewed in the favour of whoever loses, not whoever is morally correct. If you’re with the UN and you see a woman being raped or hacked to death you are not allowed intervene, you cannot fire unless fired upon it’s against the law. Also a genuine true example is a UK soldier had to choose between putting his injured dying friend on a helicopter or the injured enemy who injured his friend. He put a bullet in the head of the enemy in order to save his friend, he did the right thing and he was sent to jail. So yes I do have examples of soldiers being fucked over. So you can take a seat away from your comment.
Most of your amenities are provided directly by the government or government-paid contractors at little or no personal expense to you when you're a soldier, and you receive very generous benefits packages both during and after service. You also have an immense network of supporting resources and people that will advise you on how to best use your benefits to get ahead of your civilian peers.
Fed, watered, educated, housed, free transport, clothed, good pension, excellent life insurance, travel the world, make friends that last a lifetime, a great sense of honour and a purpose ect. And you paid.
What they don't tell you is that after all those years of service in any countries' service is that your body is wrecked physically and you have a shit ton of injuries that fuck you up royally once you get over 50 if you live that long.
It's highly skilled and highly respected. Many try to make it in. Alot don't make it. Much respect. I've heard there some of the best troops in the world. If you wanted loads of money you'd do something else
@@averagejoe8358 hi mate I’m joining the raf reg as well I just passed my medical last Friday and waiting to hear about my fitness test. Do you know when the next intake at Halton is and the next raf reg intake. Have you passed all the tests and just waiting to go?
Did a helmand tour (6 months) mid summer (40 deg +) multiple ied's, got kinetic 2-3 times per week. Living put a shell hole drinking dishwater warm water and eating rat packs= £31k for the entire year......
Paras is no joke not many have the minerals Especially nowerdays, imagine bar one or two who didn’t make the commandos the only men worth their salt in the regiment are the Nepalese
What benefits are them? Because I served 7 years and got no benefits other than effectively putting my whole life on hold the entire time I was in! While my civvie mates had made massive careers I was coming out with no experience in any civvie industry! Or are you talking about the 50% discount on a domino’s pizza if you collect? Cause that’s the only benefit in the military in this country!
@@tomscott4706No offence mate… but that is your problem! You decided to go into the military and didn’t do anything with it! Yes you do get benefits you literally get a education grant you can use to get qualifications to go into a career… you get housing and food for absolutely nothing so your monthly income is mostly disposable. I’ve got plenty of friends who went into the forces, some used their head and get everything out of it and come out with savings others got themselves into debt and didn’t do anything with the benefits available to them. You’re an adult it’s up to you to set your life up.
@@WAzzzUUppp you don’t get housing and food for nothing you get charged for your room and food is PAYD and it’s not as cheap as it seems! £5 minimum per meal! Nobody can afford £15 a day and that’s just the basic shit if you want anything with a slight bit of flavour it’s atleast double! You get nothing out of the army! I effectively put my life on hold for 7 years and had to start again because the civvie world wants experience and the army gives you none! My experience was firing tanks and no civvie needs that! And the qualifications you get like my engineering lv2 I did when coming into Civvie world I found out it was worthless as it wasn’t an official awarding body! I’m now a teacher at a college but I had to graft for it out of my own pocket and time! The only benefit in the army is the lads! But after you leave they all slowly lose touch with you as you find out the only thing you had in common was the army! The army put me in masses of debt! I’d probably have topped myself by now if I was still in with the stress I was under financially and with that came emotionally too! I don’t regret the army and did some amazing things! Not many people can say they were at the top of their game as a chally 2 gunner and got to fire them and play around in tanks every now and again but most of the time it was an 8-5 job up the tank park fixing the same tanks over and over with a bit of shite PT included that didn’t even break a sweat! 70% of the army was worthless and a waste of time 30% was decent!
@@WAzzzUUppp and also most of the military aren’t adults either! I joined at 18 and a lot join younger! The army doesn’t teach you about finances and stuff you’re just left on your own!
@@tomscott4706 No one teaches you finances. You ain’t special in that regard because you was in the military. I moved out my house at 19 and I had to learn the hard with far higher bills than what you was paying mate. You got no excuse I’m sorry but you did it to yourself, nothing to do with the military.
As an Infanteer and posted to NI for a total of 4 years of my 8 years service back in the day we got paid £4 extra a day on Ops.... Bosh Bosh, Loadsamoney. 😂😂😂
Not free food or accommodation. Food is now pay as you dine, so basically a canteen service that you pay for as you use it. Housing has a charge that is deducted at source, the amount being dependent on the type and standard.
As a Lt of 3 years in the Royal Navy, I had to leave to earn more money. Even Lt Cdrs/ Majors will struggle to live comfortably in the UK now. If the average house in some areas is £400,000, ask yourself if £20,000 a year is enough. You'll spend your entire life in destitute poverty.
@@ilikelampshades6 but £60k is £42900 take home, generally a mortgage is for an investment as the service provides accommodation at good rates, childcare would be where both parents are working, so not from one income.
@paulmayer7453 if you Google take home pay calculator you can put your income in and it shows you a breakdown- it's actually really helpful for budgeting. For a lot of Naval personnel, wives/girlfriends cannot work as the husband can spend most of his 20s actually at sea and unable to provide any childcare. So that 60k is often the household salary and due to the fact one 60k salary is taxed for more heavily than 2 30k salaries, it probably works out similar to two incomes of 25k. An income of 25k each is probably under the poverty line for anyone living near Plymouth or Portsmouth. I agree that 60k is a very good salary but the cost of living these days is that expensive that even on 60k you're not living comfortably.
@ilikelampshades6 I'm a slave to the racket of a system. £10.60 per hour, working like a donkey. It's a fkn joke. Programmed to have kids, get a mortgage, get this, get that. Brainwashed daily to get in debt. I'm glad I didn't fall for the bull*hit. I'm just sitting on the fence deciding whether or not to sell tons of Colombians finest. Need out of this circus 🎪 show.
It's not the greatest wage for what you have to do but if you're lucky enough to make it through the ranks then the money is a lot better for a lot less risk. However, unless you enlist as an officer then you can only make it as high as Sargent Major, i think.
Been like this for years mate? When I was in the kit was so crap we used to buy our own? Boots would fall apart, (no exaggeration “Boots Combat High”) were binned for more comfortable items. IT wasn’t about the money, I’m many ways, it was about the action and the adventure for me, and I saw plenty of it. The best part? Undoubtedly the friends you make? Seems so long ago now!🤣
Paid absolutely peanuts, these men do an out standing job along with all armed forces etc but the pay is just terrible for what they must endure too in combat and away from home and their families. Up coming generations now will not be joining the army as much as people used to years ago, recruitment now must be tough.
I made the salary you'd make after 12 years at my first job (2022) as an agency care worker with about about 120 hrs of training. My salary went up to 67k after 3 months, 13,000 more a year than a paratrooper after 18 years. That shit is depressing. Really shows you need to find the right job. I didn't have to go to uni, or even have good A-levels. My grades were E,E,U.
Got to admit i thought the pay was ok, but he was going quick for me and I saw the Sgt after 12 years. I know the entry pay is shit but it goes up with trades I think. And I see some people say accomodation is paid but it seems cheap.
I learnt how to code, and the salary for my first job was £50,000 (and £50,000 back then was more like £90,000 today). So the moral of this story: learn how to code, don't join the military!!
You always start not looking at salaries and paychecks as you didn't join for that but after a while when it becomes a life you see you struggle with cost of living, having a partner maybe kids etc then lots if soldiers find themselves with debts.
Alot of people are saying they don't do it for the money, and thats fine, very honourable. But the government isn't exactly valuing your life considering how much extra risk is involved. You boys should definitely getting paid way more than that!
I served 12 years in the army and this video isn’t 100% accurate. Forgot to mention allowances you receive for being in the field/being overseas. It’s based on the total number of days you have previously spent in the field/on ops. From memory it starts on about £7 per day until you reach 280 days and then increases every 180 days after that. I accrued over 1,000 days so I would receive about £22 extra per day.
Huh! My dad was a Territorial, he was part of the engineers. Building bridges and pulling up mines. He called the infantry Realy's because his unit had the red beret with the engineers badge on and the kids wanted to see the real parra's.
Yeah…. Just join the Australian army at that point. Base pay for a shit k*cking grunt here in Australia is $72,000 AUD (48K USD or £37,700). That’s starting for an unskilled infantry private. A privates salary tops out at $117,000 AUD after 10 years. Highest non officer rank is paid $158,000 with the highest officer salary being $450,000 + and $82,000 position bonus. Everyone also earns 15% of their salary paid yearly into their retirement fund and receive a military pension at end of service whether they serve 4 years or 40.
Why not become a police officer in Canada instead? Daily 6 figures after three years and probably as much overtime as you want. Also safer I would imagine.
WTH??? I used to be in the Canadian military, I made MORE than that in the early 90s. I just looked up the new wages and it's MIND-BOGLING. As SOON as you hit corporal here (after 2 years MAX) you make over 5000$ a MONTH!!! It's in Canadian dollars, but it's like 60,000$ a year plus. Then add all of the bonuses and allocations.I have buddies that went to Afghanistan, and they got 60K for 6 months (income tax free as a bonus). WHO wants to join the UK military at that wage? Are there NO alternatives for so many???
It's never enough, when your having to bail out the fire service, the ambulance drivers, the nurses, cull animals after BSE, plug canals and shit ridden gulleys with sandbags. After all that, you get to do your own job and be jeered at by the public. You cannot strike for better pay, and if your abroad you can only proxy vote if your lucky. If your under 18 then you cannot vote and do not have a say in your future. I loved my time there, but it's thankless and the pay is only good if you set your sights low financially and piss it up the wall. Or you want it all and become garrison commander by being fuck dumpling.
You do realise outside special services and air shows the British Army doesn't really do parachuting anymore so this is a bit misleading. The Paratroopers still exist but its a historic title more than anything else
When I joined the British Army in 2005 as an infantryman my basic was £16,000 once I passed basic training and joined my battalion. How on God's earth is the salary still 16k nearly 20 years later !!!!
