主题：外国当兵的也挺穷啊 -- cdcdcdd

World's top 5 defence spending nations (2005)

1) United States - $465 billion

2) Great Britain - $51.1billion

3) Japan - $44.7 billion

4) France - $41.6 billion

5) Germany - $30.2 billion

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World's top 5 defence spending nations per serviceman (2005)

1) United States - $315, 682

2) Great Britain - $255, 500

3) Japan - $187, 029

4) France - $163, 779

5) Germany - 106, 330

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Pay for a private or equivalent - some comparisons

Canada - £15,984

Great Britain - £15, 166

Holland - £14, 496

United States - £9, 971

France - £9, 774

Poland - £4, 400

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Amount of combat pay per month

Canada - £990

Great Britain - £180

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Take home pay of a soldier after tax and other deductions

Italy - £3, 379

Holland - £2,361

Canada - £2, 322

Germany - 1, 465

United States - £1, 110

Great Britain - £1,000

Poland - £884

France - £792

英国士兵的收入居然和波兰差不多

好象英国当过兵的人在领失业救济时，领的都没有当过兵的多~