Pay during Basic

[jmooi]

I was just wondering if you have a 4 year degree already, do you get paid more during basic or not til after?

[Amalgamation]

Yes, with a bachelors degree you enter as an E-4.

[Chaplain4me]

you get paid as a Specialist.....it's about 40K a year. Depends on where you live and stuff. Depends on if you have an apartment, house, dependants and stuff too.

Check this cacluator out it's pretty sweet.

http://militarypay.defense.gov/pay/calc/index.html

There's also pay charts on armytimes.com.

[EOrsini]

Well you have to be ranked as a specialist. It's possible to get the rank as soon as you join with the degree, but nothing is ever set in stone until you get the contract that states it.

[Chief Kemosabe]

you get paid as a Specialist.....it's about 40K a year. Depends on where you live and stuff. Depends on if you have an apartment, house, dependants and stuff too.

Check this cacluator out it's pretty sweet.

http://militarypay.defense.gov/pay/calc/index.html
There's also pay charts on armytimes.com.

40K a year? That much money?

[EOrsini]

40K a year? That much money?

He's including BAH and the tax advantages in that total. The normal base pay is about 23k. Also to the OP- you have to provide a leasing agreement or something that shows you own a house or pay rent to recieve full BAH. Don't automatically go assuming you will get it.

[7011USMC]

He's including BAH and the tax advantages in that total. The normal base pay is about 23k. Also to the OP- you have to provide a leasing agreement or something that shows you own a house or pay rent to recieve full BAH. Don't automatically go assuming you will get it.

Still not a bad gig for a E4 with less than 2 TIS $40k. IET AD members can't wait to marry Suzy to get the "big bucks".

[EOrsini]

Still not a bad gig for a E4 with less than 2 TIS $40k. IET AD members can't wait to marry Suzy to get the "big bucks".

Touche that. Especially with the economy. However lets pray we get a budget soon lol

[VICEROY06]

Just for clarification--This is the original question I read from jmooi:

I was just wondering if you have a 4 year degree already, do you get paid more during basic or not til after?

This is the answer I saw in response to that question:

you get paid as a Specialist.....it's about 40K a year. Depends on where you live and stuff. Depends on if you have an apartment, house, dependants and stuff too. Check this cacluator out it's pretty sweet.

Then I read this subsequent answer in addition to the original statement made above:

You also have to figure in 30 days paid vacation.

This is the response from another forum member that assumed the same conclusion from following the thread:

This is only for a full year, the OP is only going to basic and AIT lol. He won't be getting the full year base pay. Don't raise this poor man's hopes Chappy!

[jmooi]

The post is amusing, I enjoy reading these things for serious answers as well as a little humor. I was just wondering if everyone gets paid as a private in basic and then when you pass they bump you up to E-4 or if you get paid as an E-4 during basic no matter what because you already have a degree. Thanks for all the input.

[Chaplain4me]

you get paid as your rank, you earned it.

[arkangel]

Hi I'm trying to find out how much I'm going to be getting paid at bct/ait I'm going in as a E3 I have 2 kids and my wife for dependents .. will I get Bha, Bas, Tax advantage, family separation allowances. I currently live in Chicago il What should I expect for my pay I'm trying to find out because of bills that need to be getting paid when I'm gone thanks in advance for ur help

[TEXAN79]

This post answers my question. I own a house and I have student loans to pay. I needed to make sure that when I'm gone for Basic, my bills will be covered with what I'd be getting paid.