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Boot Camp pay question
Can anyone tell me how pay will work, my sr left 8/28 for boot camp. His recruiter made it sound as if his 1st pay would be on the 15th, and just wondered if that would actually be the case. Sr did take his checkbook so he would have a deposit slip. Thanks for any advice
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Your recruit would have needed to be at the RTC at least 3 full weeks on Friday to be paid on that pay day because it takes a while for everything to get entered into the system. It is possible, but unlikely that he will be paid this Friday, but be assured, your Recruit will receive the pay from the day he was sworn in at MEPS on the way to the RTC.
Pay days are the 1st and the 15th (or the weekday prior to that if the 1st or 15th is on a weekend or holiday), but those who choose to have the pay directly deposited into a Navy Federal Credit Union account will see the deposit a day earlier. Since he took his checkbook, he may have his pay deposited into his existing bank account.
Also know that it will take 3-4 pay days for his pay to settle at what will be the norm for him. Pay days are the 1st and the 15th and they will be paid half of their monthly earnings on each pay day. Remember that state and federal taxes are taken out as well as the premium for life insurance (SGLI, which is about $27 a month). The first few deposits are not the same because the first deposit is prorated from when the Recruit first arrived and that deposit and/or the next one will have deductions for the NEX card the Recruit is issued for the things for the Sea bag and things that are needed at BC and for uniforms. Note that they get a uniform allowance, so money is put in and then taken back out for the various uniform parts, but the uniform allowance and the charges for the uniform may not be in the same pay cycle. His pay depends on his rate; those with a contract for E-2 or E-3 are being paid at that rate even though they are referred to as SR at BC.
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Permalink Reply by ellen0502 on
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Nami, This discussion is a six year old discussion, but lemonelephants information is still correct. Please join your recruits PIR group as soon as you receive your form letter and know his graduation date. If you have more questions before the form letter arrives you can post in the Boot Camp group.
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Permalink Reply by Ashley-PO2 Spouse on
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He should get paid fairly quickly, but please be aware that he really won't have much access to his pay until after bootcamp. They also take your first seabag out of the paycheck. I know it sounds funny, but some people weren't aware of it, and it messed up their budgets. I had no bills coming in, so I was okay.
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