Fill a 6-inch pot with a mixture of equal parts coir or peat moss, perlite and potting soil. Pour water into the pot until the mixture is wet and water begins to trickle from the drainage holes at the bottom. Set the pot in a shaded location to drain while gathering a Lady Banks rose cutting. Pick out a 4- to 6-inch-long cutting from the tip of a vigorous cane. Choose a softwood cutting with plenty of bright green leaves at the tip and a pliant, 1/8-inch-thick stem with no hardened bark at the base.
Therefore, an Army master sergeant, E8, with 18 years made $4,767.60 and an Air Force master sergeant, E-7, with the same time made $4323.90. Similar to the Army, the Marine Corps' master sergeant rank is considered an E-8 and thus is paid the same as an Army master sergeant.
All military services pay their personnel from the same tables because all Armed Forces troops are equally responsible for defending the nation. The table divides enlisted compensation into nine grades, with E1 being the lowest and E9, the highest. As of 2013, the E4 grade starts at $2,159 per month for less than two years of experience. Salaries within each grade increase with experience. For E4, over two years of service pays $2,081 monthly, over three years pays $2,193 and over four years pays $2,304. The grade reaches a maximum $2,403 per month at six or more years of service. The unchanging pay after six years encourages troops to increase rank after that time.