National Guard

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:35 pm

Darthness wrote:well you get to know them.. but it doesn't sound too bad as long as they clean the sheets and people don't fuckin play with themselves in the bed or something.

6 months on a boat, its gonna be happening at some point! lmao

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:48 pm

hell, for a 17,000 signing bonus i'd go without sexual thoughts for 6 months.

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:50 pm

ZeroAccess · Post by **ZeroAccess** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:40 pm

I took the "entry" asvab or whatever and score a 91 I think

Recruiter said I could do whatever job I wanted.
I thought about going full military but Nat. Guard just seems like it'd be better for me. I don't mind going to Iraq just don't want to be a marine.

JASON96R · Post by **JASON96R** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:46 pm

A 91 is a very good score, I can't remember what I got but it was pretty good too. E4 is when you start making some money especially when you get time in service, which is a pay raise every year. Deployments are definitely were it is at, I was in the Army in a job with very few people in it, so I was deployed, overseas, and doing other assignments constantly, no I wasn't SF but have worked with them before.

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:48 pm

singing "secret, aaaaaaaygent man..."

ZeroAccess · Post by **ZeroAccess** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:49 pm

Well, I am going to start as an E2
because I have previous college experience.
thats all I know
Can someone help me understand the pay scales?

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:05 pm

The pay scales start at E1, and go up to E9 (E = enlisted)

The higher the number the more you get for your base pay, and the more your aloted for housing, bills, and so one.

http://www.dod.mil/dfas/militarypay/new ... pdated.pdf

Thats the list for active duty. It doesn't matter what branch your in, our base pay is all the same.

I know it doesn't sound like much, but thats just the base. I get money on top of that each month for Bills, Rent, Food, and cost of living since i live overseas.

The other cool thing, you only pay tax on your base pay. All the extra is tax free.

ZeroAccess · Post by **ZeroAccess** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:23 pm

I have a home now
In my name and everything
My fiance and her child (I'm probally gonna adopt her dunno yet we gotta discuss it) will be living here. Thats one reason I'm hesitant on joining a major branch becuase I think I'll be away from them longer. Heck I'll probally be away no matter what I do.

So if I enroll as an E-2 I'll get 1,427.40 a month + 509.40 (if I claim amanda(fiance)/daughter(tara) ?

+ 250 for family seperation?

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:29 pm

not unless your maried.

and you only get famialy sep if your deployed or TDY for over 30 days. (and maried)