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Originally Posted by stenteach
On a personal note I can tell you that when I am aware of a military member who paid for all their own meals -- even in Iraq.
They paid for their dress blues which cost about 700...they made less than 10,000 a year. They bought their own GPS when they went to war for safety.
They had no warm clothes when temps dropped in Iraq...
They train on terrain that involves replacing their combat boots every several days...they pay for this...
The GI Bill only pays so much...
Military families have a loss in income when the member is deployed...hopefully other Villagers can elaborate more on this issue.
There are many soldiers that receive no mail...except form Operation Shoebox.
Hope this helps answer your question...thanks for your email, R.
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Look at the 2013 pay charts. An E-3 earns $21,450 per year. An E-3 does not need to buy dress blues. There are lots of civilian families in Florida earning less than $21,450 per year.