We had two officers quit my dept and one is with DynCOrp and the with BlackWater making(according them at least) more than you listed.
Its a rackett that angers me as a taxpayer and an Army officer. If we ran our ARMY the way it should be, we would have the numbers of ground pounders we need. The need for Blackwater would be a hell of a lot less. However, we've turned the US Army into a "corporate, kinder-gentler, gender-normed, dumbed-down, feminized, Mommie daycare" organization that doesnt have the sheer numbers of young grunts we need. We blow hundreds of millions on too many family programs, single parent programs, HUGE bonuses now that have grown to the point where many Soldiers arw concentrated on dollars not about service at all. We now have "pay inverson" in the military where many subordinates now earn far more than their platoon and company leadership so we,re having people actually decline officer training programs. Its nuts. All of it ties in together and has second, third, and fouth order effects. We lost two officers in my dept and had to spend thousands in taxpayer money to recruit, train, and develop replacements. These two were veteran cops(over five years experience) and you dont grow those overnight. However, its a major major market now for cops. Which organizations wind up short is the question.
