[allblues]

When I entered the USMC in ‘69 privates were paid $115.20 a month. 72 cents per hour.

[Bonemaker]

“When I entered the USMC in ‘69 privates were paid $115.20 a month. 72 cents per hour.”

Privates got $20/month in WW2. Of course with government induced inflation that would probably buy more then what you made. I made $375/month as a 2nd Lt. in 1963 and thought I was on easy street.