I had almost forgotten how little money I made the year that
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I had almost forgotten how little money I made the year that
I joined the Air Force.
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Of coarse that $182.20 return was a serious chunk of change back then.
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Of coarse that $182.20 return was a serious chunk of change back then.
- Niner Delta
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Hey Vern
According to this site, in 2007 dollars you earned $592.47 a month. I got this link from a post at Parallax Bill's site that tells about money buying power...relative to whatever year.
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl
And Brass Rat, $12855.00 in 1972 is the same as $64,059.42
now. Believe it or Not... as Ripley used to say.
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl
And Brass Rat, $12855.00 in 1972 is the same as $64,059.42
now. Believe it or Not... as Ripley used to say.
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IN 1966...
I joined the Merchant Navy as a Cadet on the mega wage of £2/2s/5d a week and all found! 100 DuMaurier Super King Cigarettes were 13/6d !
Duncan
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Military Pay
As an Airman Basic in 1967 I received $32.50 every two weeks.
It was LBJ who caused the across the board increase in military pay in 1968. It was of course still a draft military, and apparently in never occured to most politicans that draftees required funds.
When I retired in 2005 from the "professional" Army my monthly retirement check came to more money than the first year I spent in the USAF.
It was LBJ who caused the across the board increase in military pay in 1968. It was of course still a draft military, and apparently in never occured to most politicans that draftees required funds.
When I retired in 2005 from the "professional" Army my monthly retirement check came to more money than the first year I spent in the USAF.
Jack
"Sic Semper Tyranus"
"Sic Semper Tyranus"