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Well really, you just have to meet my cousin he's a little bitch. I think he is a nuclear technician or something? Not sure about his living conditions. He has been on the carrier for a few months just sitting around Seattle, WA. Last I checked he was supposed to be deploying somewhere but they delayed it. His last Facebook entry from about 4 days ago said "been playing Starcraft 2 it's like crack." so I'm sure he is having a pretty hard time...
Oh here is another question which I'm sure is best suited towards the recruiter but how does housing and food allowance work? Say I am in Kuwait or Afghanistan could my wife still get the housing allowance or what?
So like if her and the baby were in a house that cost $600 a month to rent in Kentucky, while I was somewhere else in the world or at a fort training she would be covered? Also I talked to the recruiter a little today. I already owe about $20k in student loans and said something about paying it off with that but that there is some kind of loan repayment program to so I could do that and use the GI Bill or something?
I think I asked this question before, but what do they let you "keep" other than your uniform, like say...a gun at all?
So what can anyone tell me about it? I have a lot of questions just not sure which ones I could ask here...
So like if her and the baby were in a house that cost $600 a month to rent in Kentucky, while I was somewhere else in the world or at a fort training she would be covered?
Also I talked to the recruiter a little today. I already owe about $20k in student loans and said something about paying it off with that but that there is some kind of loan repayment program to so I could do that and use the GI Bill or something?
I think I asked this question before, but what do they let you "keep" other than your uniform, like say...a gun at all?
Jesus christ the DoD says I would get $1023. That doesn't sound right...do they just dole this money out or what?
Jesus christ the DoD says I would get $1023. That doesn't sound right...do they just dole this money out or what?
Here is the proposed 2011 pay chart. E1 with under 2 years is 1475 a month, which does not sound bad till you realize that is under 18k a year pay. 2011 Military Pay Chart (Proposed 1.9%)
BAH(it's what aspdt was referring to in "Basic allowance for quarters"...they renamed it since we got out) rates here: http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/pdc-archive/bah/acrobat/2010/FINAL%202010%20%27Without%27%20Dependents%20BAH%20Rates.pdf
Basic Allowance for Subsistence(what we called ComRats when I was in) is $323.87 each month, and is so you can buy food. Selective Re-Enlistment Bonuses(if you re-enlist in an MoS that has one) range from 45k to 90k.
Hope this info helps.
Jesus christ the DoD says I would get $1023. That doesn't sound right...do they just dole this money out or what?
Oh here is another question which I'm sure is best suited towards the recruiter but how does housing and food allowance work? Say I am in Kuwait or Afghanistan could my wife still get the housing allowance or what?
You keep all of your combat gear EXCEPT your rifle. That is stored in the arms room, which is essentially a huge very secure vault. But stuff like helmet, rucksack, any load bearing equipment, etc. As far as the housing question, where you get permenantly assigned outside of training your family moves to. And you get your BAH regardless of where they send you temporarily. So yes, when you are deployed you get the housing and food money for your family. When I was deployed to Iraq, My wife got the housing and food money while I was gone, as well as family seperation pay, hazardous duty pay, etc.So like if her and the baby were in a house that cost $600 a month to rent in Kentucky, while I was somewhere else in the world or at a fort training she would be covered? Also I talked to the recruiter a little today. I already owe about $20k in student loans and said something about paying it off with that but that there is some kind of loan repayment program to so I could do that and use the GI Bill or something?
I think I asked this question before, but what do they let you "keep" other than your uniform, like say...a gun at all?
That sucks. I dunno, just anyone I know in the Navy has had a pretty sweet deal thus far. I don't really mean they are ******s, just that they seem to me to have it much easier than the rest of the military other than the air force and the seals...I think my cousin is on the USS Abraham Lincoln?
@Johnny that is just housing allowance in my area according to the DoD. An average 3 bedroom house around here is $600 a month very cheap. It more than covers it
@Catz maybe not them but my cousin for sure is. Trust me on this one.
So the biggest thing about me joining is this, I want to join for my daughter but then I don't want to join for my daughter...if that makes any sense. What is the very bare min you can go home a year?
geez...see stuff like that, I don't know if I could handle not seeing my daughter grow up.
See and another thing..I never had a good relationship with my father and he was in the army, and I don't know to many people that have had kids that have good relationships with them. Like I said, I do this for her, but at the same time I don't want to do it for her.
No. It isn't lol. I can go into great detail about what you have to do while cutting tobacco. At least not phyiscally. Mentally oh yeah I'm sure it beats the hell out of you. Being a country boy I've done a lot more hard **** than most people would even imagine to ever do.
I have been going to military.com here lately and following their PFT regime for preparation to see if I could get my first badge being the PFT badge. I've been told since I have some college I can advance far quicker, and could elect to go to school to become a Lt. within 6 years.
Here is my main question atm, how do they figure out sign-on bonuses and how are they given to you? Do you get like a percentage to start out with and then a little bit more every year or what?
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