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Posted on 07/11/2007 5:36:06 PM PDT by SandRat
FR WAR NEWS!Question: What kind of pay does a 26 year old Army Capitan with eight years experience make?
It depends on where you live and if you have dependents, but it is about 70K before taxes, not counting any special pay (flight pay, etc) or bonuses.
What “O” rating is a Capitan?
Couldn't easily find info on quarters, subsistence, combat zone pay, etc.
I served in Ramadi with twin sisters.
They promoted one to E-5 so people could tell them apart - the ONLY reason she was promoted.
And each one was dumber than her sister.
They were in the same National Guard brigade, same company, same staff section, same building, same shift. They could not and would not be separated - and anyone who complained was wall-to-wall counseled by the home base command.
O-3
Just for an example, a married Captain stationed at Fort Benning, GA with no special pays or bonuses would make $74,035 per year before taxes.
Basic Pay is $4833.00 before taxes each month
Subsistance Allowance is $192.74/month non-taxable
Housing Allowance is Single $789.00/month non-taxable, Married $936.30/month non-taxable
How could they have joined at 18 and gone to college? Are you officially “in the military” when you join ROTC? Not taking anything away from them, but I don’t see how this works?
If I were only younger......
Double the hero!
They most likely enlisted and took college courses by correspondence to earn their degrees and then attended Officer Candidate School. I did see a reference to “basic training”, and officers don’t go to basic. Also, they have 8 years and are just pinning on Captain. They have to have prior enlisted time, because you pin on Capt after 4 years as an officer (in the Air Force, that is—I think that Army guys can pin on in 3 years).
Actually, Officers generally do attend basic training prior to OCS.
For identical twins, Jordan is a lot taller than Jonah...
“If I were only younger......”
No s**t. Yum.
I have brothers who are twins and are also Captains. They both served as enlisted first (Mustangs). One is a Flight Commander in the AF Reserve and one works in MEO in the Air National Guard.
Our Dad and HIS twin brother also served. Uncle made Major in Active Duty AF, and Dad made LTC in the Air National Guard and AF Reserve.
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