On Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:58:46 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:26:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/4/2016 8:56 AM, True North wrote:

John H.
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"So what. In 1965 I was making $72/month. But, my food, clothing and shelter were all
free. And I didn't have to pay for ammo."

.....and you were grossly overpaid at that!



I distinctly remember paydays early in my Navy days on the first ship.
Every two weeks the crew lined up in and outside the mess decks to be
paid. When my turn came, I'd present my ID card and the dispersing
officer would hand me a small, manilla envelope with all $50 and some
change in it. We were paid in cash back then. Now-a-days everything
is direct deposit.



Cash was king back then. When I got married, my wife got a $95 check - a 'class Q
allotment', I believe they called it. They took $50 from my pay and added $45 to get
the $95 for her. That left me about $45, before taxes. I'd gotten promoted before
getting married so my pay was up close to $90 by then. Of course, the food and
lodging were no longer free!

What was comrats then? a buck a day? I do remember the old "off base"
guys paying a buck or so for lunch when I was in FT school. In those
days the chow was real good and it was certainly a bargain.
The only rule was "take all you want, eat all you take".