It reminds me of the contracts going about when I left the RAF, it was go to Saudi and get a good salary and good benefits or go to Africa and work as an impoverished slave, asking the same question, who goes to Africa? the reply was those that simply wanted a taste of the Country, but they soon left because the pay and conditions were abysmal compared to elsewhere. Same thing really, you may attract people with a none competitive wage who are attracted to the military, but to retain them you need to pay their worth, in the same vein, pay more at the outset may increase your intake but some will be there for the monies and not the career.