IronCladLou<p>A new recruit into the US Military (an E1) in 2025 will earn about $27k in their first year. <br>Enlisted service members routinely live far below the US poverty line. </p><p>But, they will be trained to become experts in whatever their field is (Seriously, enlisted military folks do really hard, technical and demanding jobs, very very well), enduring untold hardships in service to the people of our country. </p><p>For Trump to give new ICE agents a $40k signing bonus, and a $100k starting yearly salary is a HUGE slap in the face to the active military’s and veterans in the US. Especially as Trumps BBB slashed funding for the VA and other services.</p><p>Not to mention teachers and other civil servants, who are criminally underpaid and undervalued. </p><p>THIS is a clear example of what the <br>GOP thinks is important. </p><p>It’s not veterans, or teachers, or civil servants, or our military. Full stop.</p><p>What’s most important to them is the cruelty of harassment and imprisonment of black and brown people in America, including women, children, and the elderly. </p><p>They are racist pigs and traitors. </p><p>To them, this sadistic spectacle is worth FAR more than the actual defense of our country, or treating service members with respect. </p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/VeteransAgainstProject2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAgainstProject2025</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anticapitalism</span></a></p>