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Mother may not have seen the actual LES or mother and son do not know how to read it. As posted earlier - Finance will be able to answer the questions and process corrections/updates if necessary.
This may be helpful. DFAS -- HOME
Enter LES into the search box and the first hit is training on how to read it.
Now that it's been brought up about the considerable pay differences between the inscripted military in the 60's and the volunteer one now, can we list current pay grades or an approximation for anyone reading? Might as well make the thread useful.
But be aware there are other pay and benefits. The above individual, if single would have food and quarters provided. If married they would also get some allowances.
Now that it's been brought up about the considerable pay differences between the inscripted military in the 60's and the volunteer one now, can we list current pay grades or an approximation for anyone reading? Might as well make the thread useful.
Yes, but it cost a heluva lot less to live back in the '60's...
Yes, but it cost a heluva lot less to live back in the '60's...
In the Army during the 60's:
A haircut was $1.00
A pack of cigarettes was 10 cents.
A beer in the clubs was 20 or 30 cents, but you had happy hour (two for one)
Movies were 25 cents.
So if you were single got paid $100 a month, you could get 4 haircuts, 8 movies, 30 packs of cigarettes and 60 to 240 beers , and you could still send mom $46 ......
Yes, but it cost a heluva lot less to live back in the '60's...
The military pay in the 60's was lousy compared to the pay today and I will provide evidence.
I was making $2.27 per hour at a well paying job when I got drafted.
My E-3 pay was about $120 per month ( $44 every payday clear)
That meant it took 53 hours of my former workjob to equal my monthly gross in the military.
Today, that E-3 ( under 2 years ) makes $1650 per month basic pay.
Today's military pay ( divided by 53 hours) would come out to over $31 per hour.
That good paying job I had in 1965 paying $2.27 per hour is not paying over $31 per hour today ( not close to it )
The military pay of today is a lot better than the 60's when you compare wages in the 60's with wages of today.
The military pay in the 60's was lousy compared to the pay today and I will provide evidence.
I was making $2.27 per hour at a well paying job when I got drafted.
My E-3 pay was about $120 per month ( $44 every payday clear)
That meant it took 53 hours of my former workjob to equal my monthly gross in the military.
Today, that E-3 ( under 2 years ) makes $1650 per month basic pay.
Today's military pay ( divided by 53 hours) would come out to over $31 per hour.
That good paying job I had in 1965 paying $2.27 per hour is not paying over $31 per hour today ( not close to it )
The military pay of today is a lot better than the 60's when you compare wages in the 60's with wages of today.
Yes, but, Marmac, your civilian employer didn't have the equivalent of BAQ/BAS or all-inclusive medical, dental and the other fringe benefits the military offers...
A beer in the clubs was 20 or 30 cents, but you had happy hour (two for one)
Movies were 25 cents.
So if you were single got paid $100 a month, you could get 4 haircuts, 8 movies, 30 packs of cigarettes and 60 to 240 beers , and you could still send mom $46 ......
Rich
Guys would still be bumming cigs a day after payday, and writing home to mom for money. One night in town and you could be broke for the next two weeks.
I was fortunate in that I always had cameras to pawn. The Pentex SLR was very popular, and could be purchased for $28 beyond the 12 mile limit. I left one in a pawn shop in Japan, one in the Philippines, another on Okinawa...
I received $5 for my blood in Honolulu, enough for one beer each for me and my buddy.
Guys would still be bumming cigs a day after payday,
We had a guy in the unit with the Nickname Johnny Dollar. He would borrow a dollar at a time from a lot of people. But Johnny Dollar always paid everyone back on pay day, of course he was almost broke after coming back from the pay line...
Rich
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