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Originally Posted by buggyone
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.
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The only reason a military member would have to pay for his own meals is if he is Already receiving extra $$ in his paycheck for rations.
Most service members receive extra $$ for going to the Middle East- Hazardous Duty Pay and are paid extra if they are married and $$ for each dependent.
In the last year I spent in US Navy, I made more $$ than after I got out, went to college and got my first civilian job. It took me 2 years to make what I was making in the Navy.
Just sayin'.