And you can see when they first join, they're actually making less than $21,000 a year. And It's not until they're actually above an E3 with E4 rank over four years, five years, that they're actually above what we would consider minimum wage of $15 an hour, or $32,000 a year. It's about $11 per hour what they're being paid right now for what would be a normal 40 hours workweek. And in California, fast food workers start at $22 an hour. (01:32–01:46)
CLAIM
Asserts that enlisted personnel need to reach E3 or E4 rank over several years to earn above minimum wage.
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