Republicans got cucked - now we will all suffer.
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Unclebaldrick
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dandyrandy
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Actually we are related and he is Lorde...
londonfog
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I'm confused. While in the military did you not get BAS and apply for FSSA. Why would you get food stamps ?
dandyrandy
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Married 1 child. BAQ $65 a month. Singlewide trailer off base was $125 a month. BAS $35 pay around $140 a month. Simple. I fit the income profile. I did not take food stamps. Most did. What branch were you in?
dandyrandy
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Basic allowance for quarters. BAQ
BAS food
BAS food
londonfog
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USAF 22 years Started enlisted, accepted to OTC. Retired rank 03.
I understand BAS and BAQ. I'm confused why you guys were getting foodstamps. Which branch were you in and rank
dandyrandy
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E2 we were eligible. The pay was very low. I got out and went from $6k e3 to $15k working in electronics in manufacturing. USAF afcs
dandyrandy
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They had a free store on base in rapid city
londonfog
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Yeah airman pay is pretty low. Especially if you not getting any special pay like flight pay or hazard pay. I loved going TDY because I knew I was to be making extra dough. I"m assuming you got out before 2001 ?
londonfog
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A free BX ???
dandyrandy
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Oh my. Yeah. Like 25 years. I worked on crypto equipment. Great job. I enjoyed it. But I wouldn't do it again.
londonfog
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Damn you got out as an e3. WTF were you doing to fuck up your promotions ?
dandyrandy
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No used furniture etc. Nobody had any money. But a pitcher of beer was 65 cents. But I didn't drink.
londonfog
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Ok now I see. Well now they have this thing called Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance. Makes it so service members do not have to apply for welfare. They boost your income with an 850-1100 month increase depending on family count
londonfog
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not liking because of the no money . Liking for me not being confused about free store. I thought you were talking a free base exchange...lol
dandyrandy
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It was different in my day. It was based upon score but time in service would hold you back. Not many people got out of crypto hence slow upgrade path. They don't even have a afcs now. It's very different. Now they hand them out.
dandyrandy
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But most places have no base housing unless you are e5 or above. Off base rent is expensive.
londonfog
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You dont test until e4 guy
Dude you should have at least made E-4 senior airman or buck sergeant you get that 36 month automatic with time in service.and 20 months time in grade or 28 months time in grade which ever comes first. Getting out an e-3 means you did something in those 4 years to not get promoted. Were you a bad boy ?
londonfog
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I also find this in red confusing because the airforce does not base promotions on vacancies in job. Air Force gives the same promotion percentage to all of their AFSCs. That shit is done by the Army, Marines, and the Navy. Not the Air Force. Your rank has NOTHING to do with how many people are in your job skill, if the Air Force decides that it needs to promote 25 percent of all of their eligible E-4s to the grade of E-5 during the next year, each and every Air Force AFSC (job) will promote 25 percent of the current force.