How we do things here

pjhollow · 7 months

The difference between the two is that I can literally sign up for the military right now. Maybe 7 people can do what Eli does in the entire world.

The only thing I have in common with Eli is my level of social awkwardness.

c6comp · 7 months

This is not WTF.

cpxh · 7 months

In America, citizens are willing to pay a lot more per person involved for entertainment than they are willing to pay for wars on the other side of the world.

Secondly, people are much more willing to pay for entertainment because they are receiving something tangible and immediate in return.

U.S. citizens are not overly enthusiastic about paying for the current wars because they do not gain anything from them. Without a foreseeable return, people are unwilling to pay for things.

schmon · 7 months

apples and oranges

PotatoMomo · 7 months

The football player's money comes from individuals and companies. Its freely given. As it is often called a free country, you should be aware that people have the choice to give their money to whoever they choose for whatever goods and services they choose. This includes millions of dollars to these men to play with a ball. However, people have no choice about how much they pay in taxes, and who gets their money once its taken. You shouldn't have joined the army if you did it for the money.

[deleted] · 7 months

You do not want to live in a country where we have military 'victory parades' all the time. Seriously.

cincyfan04 · 7 months

I seem to remember going to a few Veterans Day and Memorial Day parades. Not to mention Fourth of July parades where soldiers always get a standing ovation. Just sayin'.

trollsometimes · 7 months

you're not "just saying," you're clearly saying this to elicit some sort of response from people. fucking hate it when people use the phrase "just saying."

straight_whiskey · 7 months

This is fucking stupid and you should feel bad for being so arrogant. I don't know if you were still in diapers or not when the war started but when the first wave of soldiers finally got their leave to come home we had parades all the time, an the same still happens today. So before you try and make a point like this maybe you should stand in the airports or on the side of the road for hours waiting for them, make signs they can see when they pass, help them with their bags while they hug their families. Do that shit and then talk about how we don't care for our soldiers. It's disgraceful what you just said and as I mentioned before your should feel bad for your short sightedness because you obviously have a lot to learn about the soldiers who fight the wars and the people who support them.

vendablesoul · 7 months

$1.283 trillion for military operations since 9/11

$422 billion for U.S Entire Sports Industry 2011 Season

Sports Industry Overview http://www.plunkettresearch.com/sports-recreation-leisure-market-research/industry-statistics

Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf

Titaniumtyrant · 7 months

Actually, there was a parade.

jeb_the_hick · 7 months

This would be more powerful if we forcibly drafted soldiers and quarterbacks.

almightyzentaco · 7 months

The reason there is such a discrepancy in pay is because of leverage.

A professional sports Athlete is a rare commodity. He has rare skills which bring in millions of dollars for an industry - and so he has leverage to make a huge paycheck. He affects millions, and so he makes millions.

While the solider's job is probably much harder, and definitely more dangerous - he is an average man who has been trained to do a job. A job that if he wasn't willing to do the government would fill by drafting new soldiers.

Meaning he has little to no leverage. And so doesn't make nearly as much.

Apoffys · 7 months

"When I got home, there was no parade for me."

Which would imply that American soldiers don't get enough respect. Which is bloody insane; you lot worship your precious troops.

I visited my brother when he was over there on a NATO exchange program once, and it was unbelievable how much smoother everything went once they saw his military ID. Half the stores we visited had special discounts (significant ones too) for anyone with a military ID as well.

JCongo · 7 months

Also, they regularly use a $100,000 missile/bomb to kill 2 people hiding in a ditch.

Anders_A · 7 months

Why would you parade people who make a living killing humans?

Xervicx · 7 months

The NFL generates millions of dollars for the economy. The players responsible for the actual point of NFL are amounted to a few.

Military uses up more resources than it gains and provides in return. The members of these teams are in massive numbers.

So you expect the numerous members of the second group to earn more than the first? Your logic is flawed.

neozeed · 7 months

Don't worry Halliburton/Exxon are happy for your job well done.

jjalsop · 7 months

Then choose another job, idiot.

CVBrownie · 7 months

The other day I heard someone on the radio explain that while we think the salaries for these players are outrageous, they actually generate the money they earn.

Jersey sales, ticket sales, concession sales...and if they win a championship it brings an unfathomable amount of money to the team.

I'm a huge sports fan, but even I used to question the $150 million dollar contracts slung around like nothing now a days. After they justified it on the radio....I get it.

xXDGFXx · 7 months

well, the thing is... the guy on the left won a meaningless, yet entertaining, game that people enjoyed. guy on right killed several people. doesn't matter the reason, there are people that have died and celebrating a victory while thousands lay there in the ground just doesn't sit right.

of course, this doesn't mean i support throwing a parade for a meaningless game where people throw a ball around, run around, and throw the ball again...

GALACTUSEATEROFWORLD · 7 months

If this stupid as fuck "soldiers need to be paid as much as footballers" thing from England becomes a trend here, I will murder the shit out of every one of you.

b_sleazy · 7 months

As former military who served overseas, I disagree with this post. Firstly, I was just glad to get home and be with the fam, no parade needed. Im willing to bet most soldiers are the same way. Secondly, the world shouldn't have to stop just because I'm away at war. I chose military, Eli chose football and has become a hero to many people for whatever reason. Granted I would love to be a Super Bowl QB, future HOF'er too, but I'm glad of the life Ive chosen and don't believe it's accurate to think America is a place that chooses celebrities over soldiers. Everyone wants recognition for their accomplishments, but I'm not gonna get bent out of shape if they're not recognized on a national level.

SniperGX1 · 7 months

Not really the same thing at all. I want the QB playing football. I don't want the soldier invading sovereign nations under the guise of "protecting freedom". Don't volunteer to do a job I don't want you doing to begin with then complain about me not paying you enough to do it.

Nordoisthebest · 7 months

Hmm, well do football players kill people? Should we automatically respect people because they serve our government?

divine_metaphysics · 7 months

Yeah, cause when someone travels 6000 miles, kills a few people and comes back home, they totally deserve a gold sticker or two.

RagTagScallywag · 7 months

One is paid to kill, occupy, dominate and take control of natural resources that belong to someone else. Does that deserve treatment like a hero? Does that merit a ticker-tape parade, except maybe in the fiery inferno of hell?

[deleted] · 7 months

Eli beat the Patriots twice in the super bowl. I'd like to see a soldier try that.

But in reality, pay is determined by skill. There's only a handful of people who can do the job Eli can, while the same can't be said for soldiers

RoaringBlood · 7 months

38,000 a year is above average for military pay. I was a Corporal with four years in and I only made about 22,000. That might not seem like much but when you factor in free food, housing, etc it's not so bad.

w1ll1amz · 7 months

Look I understand the point you're trying to make here. Our army risk their life for stupid old politicians and people who run around on a field with a ball get 10000x more. BUT there's only a handful of people in the world who can do what the sportsmen do at with that level of skills. This makes them rare & unique. Think supply and demand. There's not a lot of people in the world with there talent, so they get a fuck load of money. Nearly anybody can pull the trigger on a gun as I'm sure we know. So that would cap most people out for minimum wage salary. Give them some training like most jobs these days and wham, we're up to army salary (with danger money).

TL;DR: world's a fucked up place. if the politicians want to go to war there should be a nation wide vote & anybody who votes yes has to go into battle, no matter there age.

NuclearWookie · 7 months

The dude on the left created millions of dollars of wealth in multiple industries. The dude on the right was paid minimum wage to do the dirty work that Reddit so despises.

Kurskovich · 7 months

It's easy, just televise/sportify war.

idizzu · 7 months

i disagree. I'm against all kinds of war. Peace!

Sramone · 7 months

This isn't WTF. And also i hope your joking, why aren't soldiers paid 9million a year? because there is no money made in war and there are potentially hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Meaning that the cost of war would be MUCH larger. The only thing i can agree with on this picture is the parade statement, soldiers definitely deserve a parade. And cake, plenty of cake.

snizarsnarfsnarf · 7 months

This will probably be buried but I do want to put this out there..

If you wanted to, could you go to your nearest army recruitment center and just apply and join the army right now? Yes.

If you wanted to, could you go join an NFL team, play as a quarterback in the NFL, and win multiple super bowls? No.

test_alpha · 7 months

Yeah, but if you buy an "I support the troops" bumper sticker, then you're helping to line the pockets of some bumper sticker CEO while they exploit workers in China to make them. The rabid nationalism that you have become a part of also helps to blind voters to the real issues and allows leaders to get into more wars and send more of your children off to die in desolate shitholes over the other side of the world.

dmbrown41 · 7 months

actually you have 2 parades a year - memorial day and veterans day...

LanceCoolie · 7 months

Iraq vet here. This comparison is retarded for so many reasons, and mainly serves to make people feel good about "supporting the troops" when they post it on Facebook. It's the meme equivalent of sticking a yellow ribbon on your car.

azmerod · 7 months

I'm a veteran and I fully endorse punching other veterans in the face who post this bullshit.

IDST · 7 months

Not many countries throw parades for hired killers. This is not WTF.

Juus · 7 months

Imagine if soldiers werent paid anything, only living arrangements, no one would want to be a soldier, and we would have no wars. Perfect.

HAsash · 7 months

Nobody forces soldiers to go and kill people. FUCK THEM

BristolShambler · 7 months

Whilst i agree with the sentiment, i currently consider a salary of $38,000 to be unimaginable riches.

why_is_this_in_wtf · 7 months

WHY IS THIS IN WTF?

Red76 · 7 months

This isn't quite accurate. If he enlisted right after high school, a 32 year old would have 14 years in. At that point he would be an E-6, give or take one advancement level. That is $41,952 a year in just base pay. People get confused about base pay, they think it's the total salary. It's not.

Now add his housing/BAH in, which is non-taxable income. BAH is based on zip code. If he's single, it could be anywhere from $800 to $1800 a month. If he's married, it's even more. Now add in all the little allowances. Clothing, BAS/seprats, sea pay, hazardous duty pay, etc (depending on what he qualifies for). Reenlistment bonuses, add those in (we've gotten two so far, both 5 figures, but they are hard to come by now). Free medical for him and his family, you can put your own value on that but I'd say it's worth at least $200 a month. And so on.

I'm a military spouse and I'd love to see more income. The job is shitty and I think it deserves more pay. But we're not exactly struggling on the salary like people think.

Sources- BASE military pay chart-: http://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp BAH Calculator: http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm

DeuceActual · 7 months

I wish I could upvote this more than once. I've got bits of shrapnel in my spine (that shit is never coming out) and all I get is a check for $250 in the mail once a month.

OIF Veteran

buttez · 7 months

maybe the soldier would get paid more if he would just stop murdering people

Shazamicide · 7 months

I'm an 8 year vet and I gotta say..

..would you want the military to become that? Honestly. Would you want to get offered endorsements? Money? Have fake people tell you how amazing you are 24/7 and then belittle you when you pray in front of the cameras? Would you?

I learned something about being a soldier when I was rucking around the mountains in Afghanistan.. and that is to be a quiet professional. I didn't ask for much more than simply respect because I didn't need flamboyance to feel good about what I was doing.

mikehart526 · 7 months

38k a year my ass. Look at the nontaxable combat pay, Housing allowance, and other nontaxable pay and assuming at 34 he has 14 years in and whether he has dependents he makes closer to 90k a year. As a former Airman in the USAF it pisses me off to see people bitch about the amount of money military members get payed. I make 38k a year in the civilian sector and I'm barely getting by with a wife and 4 kids(one i pay 600 a month in child support) but when I was an A1C I made 26k-ish a year according to my taxes and I never wanted for money because i had a home that had all utilities paid, a commissary to shop at for close to a 10-20% discount compared to off base stores and every other little perk and discount given to the military.

Don't get me wrong, the military very much deserves every little bit of support and money they earn but a member with 4 tours of duty and probably around 14 years of service makes far more than 38k a year when you add it all up.

[deleted] · 7 months

Both do a fucking job and get paid for it. Neither of them deserve to be glorified for "protecting the country" or "being a great athlete". They do a job, get paid, and need to shut the fuck up and quit pandering for praises. Chances are you joined the marines because you had no other direction in life, just like most people in armed forces. You have to put yourself in harms way? Well perhaps you should have thought a little more about your future when you were younger and quit acting like a fucking moron in the back of the classroom while everyone else was trying to read. That's what happens when you grow up, the choices you make have bigger consequences. Now if you joined because you truly love America and want to defend it, props to you, and thanks, but chances are you were just a misguided youth with no other options. I'm not going to thank you for your service or suck your balls because you fucked around and didn't have enough sense to plan a future for yourself when you were younger. Also, Eli is the top quarterback playing football in the nation. Are you the best marine in the nation? No? then shut the fuck up, because you don't deserve what Eli has. Eli didn't wake up when he was 17 and realize he had no direction in life and decide to go play in the NFL, but chances are that's exactly what you did to become a marine. That's why he gets paid the big bucks. He planned for his future, and he became the best at what he does.

Darktidemage · 7 months

one thing is incredibly hard to do and entertaining.

the other thing is incredibly easy, anyone can sign up and do it, and it's horrible.

ShatterStorm76 · 7 months

If every country only had a couple dozen soldiers, and each solider was in the forces for under a dozen years and their every exploit was publicized ... THEN I could see each individual solider being paid millions and adored by the masses.

However there are thousands of soldiers, everyone regrets the need for soldiers and their work is largely not in the public spotlight unless they do something wrong... so Why should people "celebrate" soldiers ?

Because they lay their lives on the line and/or protect people ? So do EMS workers.

Because they keep the nation safe ? So do diplomats and politicians.

Soldiers aren't special, they do a (fairly) unique job, but they aren't special.

Tarkaan · 7 months

One of these people murdered another country's families and soldiers in an illegal war based on lies and imperialism. I'm just saying...

toddwdraper · 7 months

There are about 30-50 people in the world who can do what Manning does, and arguably only 5 or so who can do it on his level.

MJZMan · 7 months

Meanwhile, Jay Z and Lil Wayne are laughing their motherfucking no talent asses off.

StraightfromSTL · 7 months

St. Louis definitely had a welcome home troops parade, and theyre in the works in multiple other cities. Not that it makes much difference, though

atlacatl · 7 months

The guy on the right should be playing football. I think he did it all wrong.

makgzd · 7 months

Life expectancy for men is roughly 71 years old (ABC, 2007) on the low end. Life expectancy for a football player is roughly 59 (SeattlePi, 2008) on the high end. Now, I'm dealing with conservative figures just to prove a point here.

Assuming that, on average, a football player lives 12 years (71 minus 59) less than the average man, we can reasonably say that a football player knowingly sacrifices 16.9% of his potential life.

If 16.9% of people that enlist (or, roughly 1 in 6) are killed in combat, I can see this STARTING to make sense as an argument. But this doesn't even account for the money GENERATED by football players as opposed to money SPENT on soldiers.

Football players = merchandising = $$$

Soldiers = Uniforms, Weapons, Training, Food = Debt

Don't get me wrong, I love the troops. They willingly fight so that I don't have to and that's something I am grateful for. But from an economic standpoint, your post is sensationalist and economically unrealistic.

Somewhat Reliable Sources (at least good enough for r/wtf):

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/life-expectancy-men-outpacing-women-study/story?id=13850055#.TziwwCOLapI

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/New-NFL-goal-A-longer-life-1272886.php

coolguy696969 · 7 months

Yes, because we can't celebrate anything, unless it's related to soldiers.

Liking sports, being excited when your team wins and paying athletes who worked their ass off to get where they are excessive amounts of cash in order to sell tickets and merchandise isn't bad just because there are soldiers out in a war.

And soldiers DO get parades, and often at that.

Ididerus · 7 months

Eli trained his whole life to get to where he is. He is the apparently the best quarterback of the best team in a multi-billion dollar entertainment franchise.

You couldn't afford college and are a cog in the wheel of a massive machine. You get a pretty decent salary, free health care and a lifetime of benefits.

and don't give me no lip, I did my service as well.

clickityclank · 7 months

This is fucking dumb. Any person in reasonable health can become an army grunt.

You provide a service that almost nobody else can? take home the money.

You provide a service that almost anybody can? Don't complain about your wage.

2brainz · 7 months

Maybe, instead of paying murderers to kill people on the other side of the world, you should think about sending murderers to prison like everybody else does. And while you're on it, release all those harmless drug addicts and random black people from prison, to make more room for murderers.

The thought that anyone who's job is killing "enemies" is considered a hero disgusts me.

wlfbck · 7 months

Because killing people is not heroic.

weisass · 7 months

I hate seeing posts like this. The same banner waving beer guzzling patriots that make this country awful in the first place are the same fucks who stand fully behind both of these American traditions. Shut the fuck up about how little respect and money soldiers get because half of them are only there to pull the trigger (same as cops) and they all know full well it's a low paying low respect job. For fucks sake think of all the kids you went to high school with that became soldiers because of how fucked they were. The only wtf an this post is that people even give a fuck enough to repost this pathetic drivel. Doesnt anyone know its not 1945 anymore and no one gives two shits about soldiers? Go fuck yourself 1000 times for posting this. And fuck Eli Manning.

Bendrake · 7 months

I understand economically why it is the way it is, but it still makes my stomach churn.

found314 · 7 months

I'd buy the soldier a beer... I'd expect the quarterback to buy me one.

That's how I'd do things.

osufan765 · 7 months

HOLY SHIT WHO CARES

Aear · 7 months

Except one KILLS PEOPLE for a living and the other is an entertainer.

Make war a reality show (if you haven't already) and you'll get all the perks.

Tendious · 7 months

I find it absolutely fascinating how much Americans care about sports, particularly college sports.

BBQPENGUIN · 7 months

football players are paid by a private company. it would be more like the private company academi.

McHomans · 7 months

Don't worry. They're looking at cutting our benefits too. Budget cuts you know.

kicklecubicle · 7 months

The interesting thing is that sports are a socially acceptable microcosm of war.

Dr_Raff · 7 months

Is the point that while anyone can join the Army, only one person can be the winning quarterback at the superbowl? I'm sure the 11 best soldiers in the World get some sort of recognition.

posterlove · 7 months

I bet you, if the installed cameras and had commentary on live action warfootage, you'd see the exact same salaries in soldiers.

Fortunately they don't.

ElToroNegro · 7 months

Difference in Sponsorship Sports - Comercial War - Corporation

workworkwort · 7 months

38k?! Damn son guess who's joining the Army!

AutoEuphoria · 7 months

Nobody pays to watch battles. Not saying it's right, but players' salaries are directly related to how much money they bring in with ticket sales, merchandise sales, etc. If people weren't spending the money to go see them play or buying their jerseys, then they wouldn't get paid as much.

They get endorsements because companies know that consumers will tend to buy products that seem to be given the seal of approval by people they recognize.

In the end, it all comes down to the consumer.

It's also a numbers game. The NFL generates around $10-$15 billion a year. There are around 20,000 people working under the NFL name. That is around $7.5 million per person. We have almost 3 million troops in the US. The defense budget is north of $663 billion, but a lot of that goes to things outside of troop salaries (bullets, armor, planes, upkeep, missiles, fuel, etc). Even if ALL of that money went to troops, it'd still only be around $225,000 per person. The defense budget would have to be higher than $22 trillion to pay our troops the same amount, and that is with nothing left over to buy anything else (all going to troop salaries).

Marcob10 · 7 months

Pretty much any profession would have that effect compared to such professional athlete. Throw in an American soldier for added effect.

BankstersUnited · 7 months

Hmm, "Im in entertainment and entertain millions" vs "Im a murderer who senselessly slaughter civilians by the thousands"... Yea I don't see why they shouldn't be treated equally.

avar1ce · 7 months

The guy on the left makes the population forget about what the guy on the right is doing, that's why he is paid that much.

Coffman34 · 7 months

Oh yeah. My hometown threw a parade for the punter of the Giants. Beat that!

http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/parade-planned-for-weatherford

Edited for source.

formerly_LTRLLTRL · 7 months

Reddit: castigates military when convenient, glorifies military when convenient.

maninthemass · 7 months

Î'm so haapy we don't war.

redditspice · 7 months

I highly doubt anyone has ticker tape. It was probably just confetti.

reallyracist · 7 months

reasons why this is irrelevantly stupid: 1) that soldier is black, 2) eli manning made $7 million in endorsements last year, 3) that soldier is black.

cionn · 7 months

probably because quaterbacks dont bomb wedding parties

troll-up · 7 months

The problem with America! I refuse to support any professional sports team, or watch any whiney actor win self-generated frivolous awards.

Asilium · 7 months

The primary thing I have against this post... the soldier CHOSE to be a soldier... soooo there is really no complaining about it. Also, should he expect to be the only person that wanted to be part of the military recognized for his valor? No.. there are over 300,000 troops deployed (by the USA) over seas and over 1 million on active duty (reference)... that's why we have the holiday called "VETERANS' DAY"... people REALLY need to start thinking out their posts a little more. Soldiers deserve respect, but we can't idolize each and everyone of them individually. :/ If you know someone that has served, give them your respect and adoration. They did choose to protect you. That's the best they should expect from society if they're modest.

kadeebe · 7 months

The NFL generates millions and millions of dollars with all their television deals, merchandising, etc. The amount of players that are involved plus the coaches and staff amount to nothing when compared to the number of active duty troops. That's why the first group gets so much more. Not all of the money given to the military goes into troop pay anyway.

aveceasar · 7 months

The dude on the left does things people are willing to pay for watching. The dude on the right does things people are forced to pay for, and are forbidden to watch.

msingerman · 7 months

Make sure you wear that $300 authentic NFL jersey when you go to the tea party protest against raising taxes to provide better services and pay for soldiers and veterans, America.

jesuswasapirate · 7 months

The exact thing could be said about any job. they get paid shitty, they arent famous. As someone in the armed forces I dont want publicity. I didnt join the army to be famous. I make enough money to survive.

Arrested-Smokie · 7 months

It kind of is WTF, the human race is still a fucking baby.

loercase · 7 months

In most developed nations sport is rapidly replacing religion as the opiate of the masses. In the USA, they now have two, sweet, sweet opiates.

Belaires · 7 months

Why would we praise either one?

DivinusVox · 7 months

It's funny because any member of the military is worshiped as a deity in the United States.

bannedfromtheroxy · 7 months

It's harder to get in the NFL than the army.

dopebob · 7 months

footballers don't kill people

boxxa · 7 months

I have a lot of respect for the military but over all, the ground troops possess no real life skills which put them into the military which in turn, results in there being a large number of people who typically join the military because they have no other options. Being a professional athlete is a very rare position to hold and no anyone can just go sign up and compete at the level they do.

Sentence55 · 7 months

more like: how things are done pretty much everywhere

BrohemianRhapsody · 7 months

Salary is in no way determined by a moral standard or a projected worth of a job. It is 100% decided by you monetary worth to whoever is paying you. Big name NFL stars get paid millions of dollars because they bring in millions and millions more. Counting merchandise sales, ticket sales, product endorsements, etc, Eli Manning is theoretically underpaid. People are paid how much they are worth. The higher the supply of labor (soldiers) the lower their wages will be. The higher the demand for a position (NFL star) the higher the wages will be. I'm sorry, but this is basic business economics.

Spiro_Agnew · 7 months

We don't have to give those motherfuckers a parade anymore. They volunteered to do that job, they knew what they were getting into. If you people start all this Vietnam boo-hoo I got spat on bullshit again, I'm going to be pissed off.

marrakoosh · 7 months

Can you not find a company who WILL endorse a soldier or regiment?

cleverascal · 7 months

OH HEY COOL YOU SUBMITTED FACEBOOK COPYPASTA

The-Dudemeister · 7 months

Not to be a dick - but to be fair, any one can joint the military. Very few are winning superbowl MVPs. Also I'm sure his salary isn't including hazard pay plus other bonuses and benefits. My brother is in the Navy and has cleared 100k doing tours.

afsdjkll · 7 months

What do you think should happen?

douglasr007 · 7 months

Armymen get endorsements. It's called the GI bill, a nice pay table thanks to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service provided by the Department of Defense, and when you get old you have the Department of Veteran Affairs.

tiffanydisasterxoxo · 7 months

NFL players don't kill anyone. Soldiers do. Soldiers volunteer for war, they offer to kill people to "protect" their country. NFL player just make people happy playing a sport.

SSJSwagger · 7 months

This isn't WTF. This is something you'd see a butthurt armyfag post on Facebook.

munge_me_not · 7 months

I do not agree with this. I was in the military and this is not a comparison I would make.

Yeeegz · 7 months

This is not WTF.

Fausto1981 · 7 months

the player doesn't kill anyone nor invade any country.

jp007 · 7 months

Yes, lets celebrate and pay our killers of foreigners more.

illuminerdi · 7 months

All the money that could have been spent on throwing parades and increasing troop salaries was, sadly, spent on yellow magnetic ribbons.

desquibnt · 7 months

People are paid based on how much money they bring into an organization.

[deleted] · 7 months

One person entertains millions, the other shoots up a school and kills 20 kids to get maybe one bad guy.

CasedOutside · 7 months

That's the free market baby.

ab529235 · 7 months

"I took the time to practice and train in order to become one of the elite quarterbacks, knowing full when the benefits it would eventually bring." "I decided not to practice or train for anything with a high income, nor to try to earn a degree, choosing instead to join the military, knowing full well the pay was shit and my life would be miserable."

easye7 · 7 months

Were soldiers told they were going to paid millions and get parades?

joyfield · 7 months

One guy kills as a job and the other entertain. I think the priority is right here.

[deleted] · 7 months

Yeah, and I wish we could pay soldiers even less.

[deleted] · 7 months

even better, if you put a football player into Iraq, his own men will shoot him to death and further confuse the clusterfuck that is american celebrity logic!

PicopicoEMD · 7 months

I don't think killing people deserves any kind of gratitude.

G1az3d · 7 months

I think this is the first time I saw something on Facebook before I saw it posted on Reddit. Something strange is going on here guys...

WolfJess · 7 months

well... my dad got a ticker-tape parade soo...

andyjonesx · 7 months

And instead of going to the cinema, I wish I lived in a country where they just showed 90 mins of names and pictures of people in that work for the country.

TV can't be quite as special though, they should maybe just spend the time dedicated to showing the highest tax payers funding the country.

They should get rid of all sports activities and dedicated the old stadiums to statues of people that drive ambulances, and doctors.

This will hopefully put anyone in the entertainment business out of the job, and then they can do something worthwhile like join the army. With a surge in new recruits we could hopefully put them to use in other wars, and then maybe they can get their fame and money fairly, and one day hope to be in one of the 90 minute films of army peoples names.

tambrico · 7 months

Why is this in WTF?

Plagueology · 7 months

Does no one else prefer neither? I find it hypocritical when people can bash the entertainment industry for bleeding us dry and praise war and violence.

Why don't we instead, focus our money on education? Oh yeah, because there's no money in that. Never mind.

SteveScagbaron · 7 months

Can't have a parade for a soldier these days because protesters would protest it and it would be ugly

BenTG · 7 months

number of SB-winning quarterbacks vs. number of service men/women

Sibilantjoe · 7 months

This belongs in /r/politics.

LiteweightPhenomenal · 7 months

He probably didn't get a parade because his codename was Negative Nancy

i_forget_my_userids · 7 months

THIS IS NOT WTF

kgmoome · 7 months

Eli Manning also got a new whip.

myrpou · 7 months

Sorry non-american here, no military parades? what? ive seen loads of them on tv and i thought you even had a special day for celebrating the military?

seafoamstratocaster · 7 months

How everyone does things everywhere.

crunch816 · 7 months

Except one is an extremely talented individual that trained to get where he is...the other is a volunteer

jutct · 7 months

Football is entertainment. War isn't. The masses want entertainment. The masses do not want war.

ns29 · 7 months

Its really a matter of economics. When you look at how exclusive the position of NFL quarterback is, then look at how practically anyone can be in the army, it comes down to supply and demand. The skill set required to be a quarterback is far more rare then a standard soldier.

locked_in_the_trunk · 7 months

Look at the money spent by the USA in order to kill people. But universal health care - no way in hell the government is funding any of that

"If we can find money to kill people, you can find money to help people" - Tony Benn

quitefunny · 7 months

Also there is a janitor out there cleaning your poops and working for 15,000 a year (and no parade!) That automatically make him the winner.

Oh, except for that homeless paraplegic.

Dolewhip · 7 months

And yet, both these guys made conscious decisions to enter their respective fields. Cry me a river. This is apples and oranges you fucking idiot.

CrayonOfDoom · 7 months

You forgot the "I willfully murder people" on the right hand side.

Tyronebiggim · 7 months

pretty much anyone can join the army...

if you trained your entire life to do what Eli does, you still wouldn't be able to do it...

just saying..

BroboCop3 · 7 months

People pay money to watch sports, not war.

applesforadam · 7 months

The soldier makes about $38,000 a year too much. Also not r/WTF material. Isn't there a subreddit for people who have "Support the Troops" ribbon stickers on the backs of their cars?

KDIZZLL · 7 months

As if being in the Military is admirable, we're not fighting for freedom and we're not fighting terrorism, our Military is securing resources for globalists and killing and dying in the process, it's just one big satanic mass blood sacrifice for these globalists.

WTF

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