paygrades

Bad decisions are being made by people unwilling to listen to those with the knowledge, but who are several paygrades down the food chain.

Strange Attractor » 2008 » May 2009

I know the pay rates for sea/sub/hazardous duty pay, the paygrades time in rate pay.

Think Progress » Conservative Congressman Blocking Crackdown on Predatory Lenders Targeting U.S. Troops 2006

The file clerk at the VA hospital didn't lower his head and disappear as expected of the "Small People" in the lesser paygrades.

ImpeachBush 2010

The file clerk at the VA hospital, Harvey Pekar, didn't lower his head and disappear as expected of those in the lesser paygrades.

ImpeachBush 2010

Either way, the raise would take effect Jan. 1, 2011, and would apply to all paygrades.

Marine Corps Times - News Staff writer 2010

The popular MyCAA program will be open only to spouses of junior service members in paygrades E-1 through E-5, W-1 and W-2, and O-1 and O-2.

Navy Times - News 2010

The Military Times survey showed opposition to open service was slightly lower among the junior enlisted paygrades of E-1 through E-4 - whose ranks account for nearly half of the armed forces - as well as among racial minorities.

Marine Corps Times - News Staff writers 2010

Sailors in paygrades E-4 and below are entitled to an extra $100 a month in sea pay after serving three consecutive years on sea duty.

Air Force Times - News 2009

Sergeant-major burned his hand picking it up and was heard to holler Oh fuck, causing laughter among the lower paygrades.

Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

Chris, isn’t it ironic that the enlisted or those in the lower paygrades cannot be spared and are being called back into service for Iraq?

Think Progress » Bush’s Primetime Speech: The Big Unanswered Question 2005