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Don't throw cash into your TSP, their funds are terrible. Put after tax money into a ROTH IRA. Use Vanguard, Edward Jones, etc to invest - from a former E-5 now making 6 figures.

Austen Alexander i just wana join US army.What should i Doo. i Have green Card of United states.so can i join.

If you are single and live on post the only thing you will receive will be your base pay.

I was getting about 2900 per month as an SGT when I got out 3 years ago. It's not that much.

Should of went into the airforce they get more benefits like substandard living allowance. I was in the Army and if they had to live around us they got substandard housing.

is that really all you got from this video? lmao

Jordan Brown 🤣

SmallTownHitman That’s literally one of the first things I noticed. Lmao

literally thought the same thing

He probably edited it so much, where from that clip he had 10 minutes left.

im not complaining. I really liked it

who asked?

fodase?

@@drezzyi414 Foda-se*

​@@Silco14 No one. Just thought it'd be interesting for Austen Alexander to see where his videos have reached

Sure beats my fuckin job at Chipotle. Sweating in the kitchen for like 16k a year

Correction 60k a year minus all the expenses that you dish out for that year, what does that leave you with remaining?

Not sure what branch paid you 60k a year but it definitely wasn’t the United States military lmfao

Skyler Sipes wym people get paid that tho lmao depends on your branch and job as well but most of all what rank you are

Lord of Cinder if your single and don’t have wife and kids you make a killing plus no debt when they pay for your college while most people will have to pay off college debt for along time

Starting pay for private in the Canadian army, at least, is around $3000. That’s crazy yours was only $93 back then

@@mrwonderfilled 93 was a lot back in the day to be fair

@@AntdaGreat American's this year get reminded what "inflation" means. :)

Have to consider the inflation between then and now

At that time it would have been around $700~ give or take if translated to 2021-2022. Still a lot considering all other expenses were “lower” back then too.

Dildo Baggins to see how inaccurate his explanation is

😂😂😂

Dildo Baggins I'm watching to see how much more everyone makes than us in the Corps, probably not a great idea

@@Max-nu1bd What? Service members all make the same based on grade. E-3 in the Marines makes the same as a E-3 in the Chair Force. You need to sit down with your Platoon Sergeant and have a period of instruction about the military pay scale, Devil.

Dude should have consulted Google and pay charts before making this video...and he's an NCO.

Hahahahaha

It’s called “prop money” 🤦‍♂️

@@notjo684 that was made 2 months ago smh

@@notjo684 poop money???

That was less than 6k my boy. Get yo money up not ya funny up

J.L Hunter same

🤣👍

Right.

He said he had "LIke 10 minutes"

Yep

They have it, but you're so exhausted going through boot camp that you can barely focus. At least, that was my experience in the army.

Thank you! Best of luck with everything!

How is it so far?, I'm planning to join tomorrow.

I'm an old Airman too. I started getting into photography about 8 years ago. I wish, instead of the car and tv, I would have started that when I was a young Airman. If I could do it over, I would not buy the car and tv, but an SLR camera and taken classes. Back then, it was on film and we didn't have RU-vid to learn from. Also, I also wanted a pilot's license, which I took one lesson but my car payment kept me from getting that. I would rather now have the license as the car has long been crushed and recycled.

Lol this comment is gold, I quit drinking while in, best decision, got out with a fat savings from 3 deployments and such, able to pay my first and last plus security in Massachusetts cash, and still had plenty as a reserve, my savings now is even bigger cause I have a bachelors and masters and work in cyber security which pays healthy, military can set you up very well, plus the GI Bill BAH i got, I pocketed it all my entire degree

@@mgray4254 Is deployment $ the same among all branches ?

What was your mos cuz I’ve been talking to Marine recruiters but you made me think about air force

in the military you get paid a lot more if youre married and get privileges like living off base and not having to eat at the galley/defac

CamJam 312 you only get the bah if you live off base, just gotta play it smartly

takanti and you can even keep some BAH living on base if you’re married. A lot of bases have different types and areas of housing and you won’t pay your entire BAH to live there.

John Simmons Next thing you know "Jodie" comes along and swipes her up. Sorry pal, I don't believe in empty promises.

-MODDED MASTER- that’s why you don’t get married for BAH. Get married when you find the right woman.

It’s also incredibly motivating for those like myself that did not realize the military paid so much :)

Ur so funny

WAIT WHAT!?!?!?

dang I completely forgot about that. It's a very rare thing but that's a nice bonus

Time to start on my foreign languages 😂

How does that work? I'm fluent in French

That’s true. When I wanted to join, the recruiter mentioned that

Jamel 0012 you have to take a proficiency test. If you’re not currently enlisted make sure to inform your recruiter

Lokxed so you think

*paid

Why gg lol do you even know what it means

I mean if not getting paid, you’re a slave bc you aren’t allowed to quit

@@SilverKevlar good going

😂😂

Where do you work at?

Boyz2Men right like..!?

Soon trucks will drive on their own.

@sddas asdasd ikr i don't understand why people say that then don't elaborate. Ps ur very right.

Military is definitely for service not pay. Currently experiencing the drought and empty pockets.

@Randall Taylor It actually is. I'm almost 11 years Active, own 1 rental property and a Tesla. Will be purchasing a second property once I finish my 3 years in Japan. You ever been to Japan? It's great.

😂 yes just a little

I thought the same thing lol.

Lolz he prob gotta a 1 pushup for every second he was late

Hell yeah

@@AustenAlexander could u be in the military for 3 years and then leave?

i appreciate your positivity despite all the rest of the negative comments on this video 😂

I hear it many many times

Thats one reason i didnt join, when i was in the waiting room to take my asfab "or whatever its called" all the kids where all just talking about what kinda car they were gonna get. Lmao it pissed me off so bad i bombed the test on purpose.

chandler1289 nah you just failed cause you dumb lol

@@youngrichkidshawty yeah im stoopid

chandler1289 yeah, I don’t believe that crap.

😁That's what I want to think about.

@bret hammond I see no wrong in that. Being perspective makes you achieve goals.

That's me when i get out

Go to airforce then ;-;

Shelley P mood

Because we are living in corrupted society ~

Yes, but an important aspect is that anything that was labeled "pay" is taxed, while anything labeled "allowance" is tax-free. If you are married and not living in the barracks, it takes a LONG time before you base pay exceeds your BAH, so the majority of your income ends up being tax-free. But the other half of that is that the junior guys will be getting their lodging and food provided, so all the rest of that pay is entirely disposable other than their cell bill and their insurance for their car. Also remember that healthcare is provided, and Navy docs are stellar. Even better with Flight Surgeons at squadrons because they are like super stars. And if mil docs cannot treat you, you get referred out to civilian specialists at no cost.

Calvin Alba thanks Trump

@@devn3813 trump? Service members been getting screwed by our government since the beginning of time. Not trump.

@@devn3813 The military pay scale or how they are taxed didn't change from Obama to Trump or Bush to Obama or Clinton to Bush. Seek help for your TDS.

Sorry to say but the government dont give 2 shits about you or anybody for that matter,,,, Reality.

@@xaviergonzalez8632 XG, GREAT - YOU GOT MY POINT. BUT, ITS EVEN GREATER TO FLY HUEYS AND GET PAID FOR IT ! PERFECT FOR A KID WITH NO CONNECTIONS OR "INS" AND WITH A DESIRE FOR AN ADRENALIN RUSH. I NEVER INQUIRED ABOUT THE PAY - JUST WANTED TO SCREAM, AKA WOP-WOP-WOP, ACROSS THE TREE TOPS WITH THE DOORS OPEN. LIFE IS FRUSTRATINGLY BORING NOW, I.E. STANDING IN CHECKOUT LINES WHILE DIPSHITS FIDDLE WITH COUPONS AND COIN PURSES AND WHILE OTHER ASSHOLES DON'T TURN RIGHT ON RED ETC, ETC, ETC ( THE LITTLE THINGS REALLY ARE THE BIG THINGS ). ITS LIKE LIVING WITH THE WALKING DEAD OUT HERE !!! I KEEP WONDERING HOW MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE BEFORE I BLOW. MY FEAR : SOME DAY SOMEONES GONNA BEEP AND THAT'S GONNA BE THE END OF THE BOTH OF US. SEMPER FI !

even more so if they are active at the time

This sounds cold hearted but that's totally on the sergeant. No one in the military should ever find themselves in a situation to need food stamps and if they do it's completely due to bad planning on their part. Yes there may be exceptions but the majority it's due to lack of planning ahead. Are service members underpaid for what they do and go through? Absolutely and then some. But the simple fact it is, the pay is what it is. All the tools are available to all members to plan accordingly. Pay scales, housing allowances based on with or without dependents, bonuses, etc. It's the service member's responsibility to make informed decisions and when and if to get married and whether or not to have kids. Does the spouse work or not work and what kind of work if they do? And I can tell you from an LPO standpoint, having a junior sailor (I was Navy) with these kinds of issues can be a real stressful burden.

FRANK GETSUM If military don’t pay then others will want that “privilege” u guys get

Hey man I appreciate it ! I love these uniforms too

Stonks 🙂 📈

Stonks

God Bless the USA. XD

Taxes don't pay anything except the debt you were born into which goes to a secret group of private people who own your federal reserve which has the right to just create any amount of money they want out of thin air... So when America pays for something it first created debt to do so. There is not enough money in the world to EVER pay off this debt because the debt comes FIRST WITH INTEREST already tagged on... You were born into economic slavery and will always be an economic slave unless the entire system collapses and resets... Good luck.

@@tradelogikk8182 dude chill 😂

+Denae Wells 😂😂 did u hit that thumbs up tho.....

Hahaha my bad.... it’s done. I got out an E-4 I’m a procrastinator 🤷🏽‍♀️

You’re beautiful ma’am-guy from Texas

@@malikmcdowell6999 I guess they don't have women in Texas? Never seen one before?

Lol I wondered the samething.

Josh Poe hi how are you doing

Plus long days of work and a lot of bs

I can see why you'd think that but when you're in the military your life is literally free, a normal person would be spending his entire paycheck to get by with $500 extra each month. But since he doesn't have to pay any expenses then everything after tax is pocketed and not going anywhere.

@@michaelvigil5321 Finally someone with a brain , Military literally pays you to eat , live and get education and if you are smart with money you pocket the difference and save

@@monclercoat7814 still bad pay

@@wendellk.reedjr.1313 bad pay is when a college student working part time at a McDonald with minimum wages while eating cup noodles for dinner and live in their dorm

I appreciate it a lot. My ex was an OS haha cake job. You'll do great

I leave March 27th to Bootcamp we might be together

*Operational Sweepers

Anthony Diaz March 19!!

Hope you have fun man!! November 20th for me. SECF

E-2 ain’t much better 😭😭😭

brayden thompson what was it

@@truebezzy12 it's probably 1400 a month

Deleted Jebus when I was an E-1 it was more like 900 a month lol

@@kevinquintanar104 Yeah I remember those days lol that's before taxes hahaha Edit. Jesus Christ I have selective reading lol I didn't read the month part.

You could get a nice fat enlistment bonus

bruce davidson depends on the job most jobs don’t offer a enlistment bonus

@@123Kid860 keyword, "could"

A Hellcat is the only reason I would sign up for 😂

Got a 25k enlistment bonus for the army

You only pay Federal tax

Guys in combat don’t pay any taxes for that period, could be the same for guys on deployment for that 9 month stint. Not sure about the latter though.

@@LLJR Depends on your state. I had to pay Minnesota state taxes when I was in.

They pay on base pay but not allowances like COLA, housing & food (BAS). If you get deployed to certain areas, then you have tax free plus hostile fire, hazardous duty pay. Don't sailers get sea pay when you're on a ship? I'm an Air Force vet.

you have to pay federal tax but if youre on base you dont have to pay tax at the commissary/exchange. however you have to pay taxes at civilian stores, but some may give you a military discount

Dont marry a illegal immigrant stripper like i did basically. . ..13 years later take the advice lol

marine v14 lmaooo

@@adaniel2224 can you tell me more about this? about to be in a similar situation what happened?

Just join the coast guard you are guaranteed bah E-4 above even though you are not married

Pre nuptial... cut that bitch out

Yup fancy cars, eating out and partying is what makes all these guys get out broke but if not you can have 50k saved up easily in a 4 year term.

@@vivaeuropa 50k isn't shit though for 4 years..

Yato_ Pickle If you take that money and stick it in a mutual fund and keep adding money in there by the time you retire you won’t have to worry about not being financially secure

@@samgalindo132 So.. I'll be broke until I retire? Like, if I'm in another country I gotta stay on ship instead of explore? Pff

@@dionysus3774 right I made that in my 2nd year at the post office.

True but when you're deployed you work 24/7 pretty much so that's pretty fair imo because of economic reasons

@@trigger1377 No, they don't work 24/7 unless they're at war. They do work 7 days a week. They work ~16 hour days. My son was in the Navy.

I love that cadence

John Schreckendgust “THEY SAY THAT IN THE ARMY THE GIRLS ARE MIGHTY FINE!!!”

@@nickmanino3575 who said that

Use to eat at micky Ds now I’m eating MRE’S

Ahhh coffee looks like muddy water and taste like turpitime

DJG37S hey, I’m 18 and about to join the Army. Do you mind answering some questions I have?

St. Bakre GI do it!!! I recently got out of Ranger School. It sucks but it’s fun. Basic is a breeze, just get some patience (cuz it’s truly boring 🤣🤣🤣)... Schools are where the fun are. Big Army is where the fun begins. Good luck!!!

Get yourself a sugar mama. I had a colleague who was E-7 and wife was O-3 or 4.

@Univac not in your chain of command. Those I know did not work around each other. Now, I'm old school and things could have changed.

@Univac I was Air Force and it's not like we were stuck on a ship together. I have no idea how that is in the Navy. I nearly went Navy but it was seeing an Air Force base when I was 16 that help my decision.

Quiet Corner if you think an 03/04 is a sugar momma then you don’t have money

Unless you get into real estate/investing while you're enlisted. There's videos on RU-vid. I'm in the process of getting my real estate license, and hoping to enlist in the next year or so. I plan on doing real estate related stuff while enlisted.

Not on deployment

You put your neck on the line if you deploy then you go outside the wire !

think ab the benefits

No one made anyone sign up... You did it free of will and knew the deal going in.. if you didnt, shame on You...

You do not really pay taxes from your income, which is coming 100% from other people taxes... :)

woahhh I need to join the Canadian Navy

@@AustenAlexander have fun paddling kayaks

Zev Nafte 😂😂

Canadian dollars is way less than USD tho...

@@joeairbender267 its 1.00 -0.76 , so thats still 2298.45 USD for E-1 and 4942.63USD for E4

Same lmao

If you know how to save your money you’ll be good especially if your not going to college

Yeah you will, if you save well you can retire in your early 40s. Depending on what age you start obviously.

@Walter Finnes my dad is retiring in a few months and he's 39

I make $50k a year looking at tomatoes. Military money is shit.

@@richardperez7255 Yo prob dont have a pension tho

Nora Powell lefty right here✋🏽

Same 10 percent gang

Takes a talented lefty to write on the white board

@@mitchpowell608 so true... *cries in left handed

Left handers unite!

Thanks man I appreciate it a lot

that's what I'm saying! It really isn't that bad

What? I thought electricians made a lot of money!?!?

@discorperted How do you become a journeyman without a social security number?

@@Cowboynudes you just need the experience and they will pay you under the table.

They do make a lot of money but guess he isn't union

had to do it to em

Steven Sandefur hi Steven how are you

KTM990WFO how do you make it to E-5

Lmao same.

Anthony Lafayette how old are you bro

@@takethepillingodwetrust1510 78 years old.

Anthony Lafayette nice

Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

So you were an E2 in the Navy at 14 years of age?

Gonzalo Manriquez how does that make 70k a year then ?

Leo he didn’t list his base pay

My base pay was $3530 + $1598 + $320 + $450 + $75 = $5973 a month x 12 = $71,676. And my base pay is the only thing taxed. After I was medically separated I still make $3492 a month in VA disability compensation because I’m 100% total and permanent disabled service connected disabled.

I remember back in the 80s guys saying recruiting duty was about the toughest job in the Army. Career killer if you didn't make your quota. Real glad I was able to avoid that shit.

tuberholic it was pretty miserable. I got out of there as quick as I could. I celebrated the day I left and went back to a regular line unit.

Car payment depends on how much you put down and what your credit score is or if you have good credit history

That is pretty awesome sir. Thanks for you service.

SnipingLIVE buy do not rent

@@tsarpeteri8578 That or roomates

the girl in the video is the same girl that records him at the house. assuming she is also in the military and they are living together, you can conclude that he is sharing a rent or mortgage with someone else.

he could have roommates...

Jacob Wright or a mortgage. I always buy wherever I get stationed and rent it out when I leave. The place I just left the mortgage was $775 (136k/30 yrs/3.275% interest) and now that place is rented for $1425, giving me $650 profit, $500 after insurance etc. I’ve done this 5 times now. Each place was bought $0 down on VA loans, and it averages out to $500/month profit per property per month. On top of that I’m an e6 over 10 (base 3.8k/mon, bah 2k/mon, bas 300/mon, etc...) which leaves me with $8600/mon before taxes. The house I just bought was $224k so $980/mon mortgage and it’ll rent for $1700 when I leave in 3 years. Giving me an additional $800/mon so $9400/mon income assuming I don’t get promoted and my pay remains exactly the same. So the military can definitely be worth it. Or you could do what everyone else does and pay rent to someone like me and waste your money.

Richard Hudak Hello, in 1945 it was $45, quit whining rich boy.....

Yeah but that was a lot of money back then.

Yea but calculate the inflation for that and its $809.61 today. Still not a lot however the military has never been paid enough imo. People are out there risking their lives making barely more than you’d make working a full time minimum wage job.

Is that before or after inflation?

Richard Hudak.... e3 in 78 ...220 a month...

Ron Thompson lol some days you’ll get one mre a day

@@sherrilabreu a feast to be had... I was a Marine.

EXACTLY!

@@ronthompson2366 Sometimes we even got a hot meal in the field and a shower.... LOL I miss those days

We get food in the field but it still comes as our bas that gets pulled out of our pay at 400$/mo and boss trips are all cost effective but you still pay to go. Yes dental etc is somewhat free but we have it because we wouldnt be able to afford it on certain operations . We get to go to the gym for free and just because it's a commissary doesn't mean it's better than Walmart lol. Yeah some of its great pay wise or what we get because we enlisted but need uniforms etc or extra besides the ones issued at basic you have to pay for at 120/ uniform without cap and everything needs patches name tapes or us. Army patches, pins for PC etc. Also I havent been home in 2 christmases and new years so I dont want to hear about Pay etc or the free stuff we get. If I wanted to go home I'd have to pay about 1000 for round trip plus anything. Anything lost in the field or stolen by someone you gotta pay yourself whether it be a 600$ gas mask or something worth more it's a no pay due or anything etc. They accidentally pay you extra they immediately take your paychecks after. It's not all free like you think it is

Depends on rate.

He makes way more than I do at the same rank but he does have bah even then tho he still makes a decent amount more

much appreciated 🙏

i dont get why everyone is saying "dont buy a car as soon as you get in, your interest will be so damn high!" i can co-sign with my dad and get 2% interest on a new lexus. better yet, just lease it then buy it at the end.

@@fxzn Not everyone's cosigning with daddy.

@@fxzn both dumb ideas. Best thing a new E1-E3 can do out of basic is buy a an $8000 car and pay it off ASAP.

@@LukeSwagwalker if you fancy a nice car, leasing isnt bad. you've got no debt, the payment is way lower than buying, and if you want to get a newer car at the end, you can. or you can just buy the car outright at the end and continue the payment for another 3 years. if you dont fancy a nice car, dont take out a loan. just save up some cash and yea buy a car around that price point but for CASH!

SCRA caps your interest at 36%

bret hammond guess thats subjective. And depends where you go, I’ve seen soldiers get away with pretty long hair on top. They’ve had to gel it to stay in their PCs.

bret hammond unless you’re a woman then they don’t give a shit.

What is that suppose to mean?

Sam Jalinous “rightfully so” lmao

@@dashtuk9456 xd

No it doesn’t

Depends where you live an the cost of living. Contact sanitation is a 1 billion dollar industry . mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL1N0SV01J20141105. All I’m trying to say it sucks they make so little money an get killed for a paycheck that I make in a week. Respect to all military personnel.

Terence devlin idiot

SOUR S4G 950

KAIMEL camacho 🥳

he's not horrible. he just want to make his viewers/audience laugh, and thats what you call - (Humour)

and just because you can do the math does not mean everyone can just as fast everyone has their owwn strengths and weaknesses like for me I'm fucking terrible at writing and english but i can always try and learn