View Full Version : What was your base pay when you enlisted?
Kegler300
10-03-02, 01:15 PM
Mine was $344.10 back in FY 75. It didn't seem like much back then, but it was alot to a young 17-18 y/o Marine!
Pay Charts (http://www.dfas.mil/money/milpay/priorpay/)
:banana:
Sparrowhawk
10-03-02, 02:45 PM
Heck I though we did it for fun.
Humm 1967 Dont remember, but I think combat pay was about $13.00 or $33.00 more. Wish they would have paid us per quota. But then they would ahve deducted the price of the ammo used.
From the paychart for 66 that was $96.90 married so that would have made it $152.10 ~ Then son was born while I was in nam so that would have made it two dependants.. for a total of $180.00
Plus combat pay I'm sure it must have been about $33.00 or close to that amount so.
Hey about $225.00 I musta been rolling in dough...LMAO
The 1st px run killed half of it,
I graduated from Boot Camp with about $36 bucks to my name.
Today I've got about $72.50
Semper Fi,
Bob
USMC0311
10-03-02, 03:17 PM
1965 and 66..PFC $93 month and Combat pay $35 month was PFC 23 mo..before I went In the Corps I made $25 a week at tire yard, workin from daylight to dark 6 days a week
PX Cigarettes was 11 cents a pack..Civie world they was 25 cents.
smok'em if ya got'em
thedrifter
10-03-02, 05:19 PM
In August 1961 I got a blazing $83.00 a month, was higher than most because I had one year Active Reserve.
In '69 when I went to Nam the combat pay had jumped to $50.00 a month with critical shortage MOS's getting an extra $100.00 a month.
Sempers,
Roger
Sixguns
10-03-02, 06:25 PM
I think I was getting $685 a month in 1983 as a PFC.
SF,
USMC-FO
10-03-02, 06:59 PM
My faded and clouded memory tells me $68/month as a new E-1 in 1962. I left active duty in 66 with a roaring $250/month E-4.
Funny thing was that change seemed to go as far as $5,000 a month today ! And I was getting laid a lot more then too ! Hmmm what does that say??
Semper Fi Marines !
JRtheSTAR
10-03-02, 08:38 PM
Seems like it was $81 and some change for a new E-1 and after 4 months it went to$83.00 per month in 1961. Also seems like combat pay was $50.00 per month in 65 and 66.
fabboss
10-03-02, 09:02 PM
1963 pvt E-1 $68.00 whopping big ones a month and three squares ans a sadist person screaming in your face all day what more could one want ( Don't want to do it again but damn glad I did it once):banana:
Lock-n-Load
10-03-02, 09:05 PM
The US Navy paid us 9cts an hour...approx $65 per month...Korean War combat pay was $45 per month...you received it 60 days into your new duty station in one lump sum...as a single Marine , I always...
NamGrunt68
10-04-02, 06:06 AM
1964
About $72.00/month
Payday Friday
Friday night drunk
Saturday night drunk
Sunday hungover
Monday broke
Payday Friday
Friday night drunk
Saturday night drunk
Sunday hungover
Monday broke
Only time I saved $$ was in Nam.......when i got back to states all money and combat pay was stolen from me by brother in law....
he's still on the run....
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