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Small paycheck??????
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Permalink Reply by aveoamare(Ship02div925) on
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My Husband's first pay wasn't very small, but this time around it was significantly less then the first. They take out a lot of things like their uniforms, stamps, postage for sending back their civilian clothes, ect...Each pay check might fluctuate until he finally gets settled into his regular job but that's months from now. On top of all of this, recruits are all paid as E1 and they get the difference for whatever rate they are supposed to get paid as when they get out of boot camp.
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Permalink Reply by Anna on
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This is normal but frustrating. As aveoamare said, recruits must buy uniforms, toiletries, and other necessities and the cost is taken from their pay. I think my husband's pay was variable for the first 6 months or so and it made it very difficult to plan ahead. Because of the budget scare we received two separate deposits on the 15th but we did get the full paycheck. His check is small likely because of purchasing necessities. If you were counting on that paycheck for essentials (food, gas, rent) you can contact Navy Marine Corp Relief Society NMCRS.org for financial assistance.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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While they pay for many necessities that first check, uniforms aren't deducted from their base pay. The BAH should kick in after a few pay cycles, and will be back dated to his first day in boot camp. Comes in a lump sum, so you should get at least one large check.
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Permalink Reply by skell456 (AO wife) on
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While I understand all of this his check was only 200 dollars. I didn't expect it to be that low I mean he has been gone for 3 weeks now so that is for two whole weeks. I am just confused I guess I will have to wait until I get his mypay info. Thank you for all the help guys!!!
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You should also keep in mind that the pay cycle probably hasn't caught up with him yet. They normally get paid on the 1st and the 15th of each month but when they get to boot camp all their info has to be put into the computer. This takes time so sometimes they don't get a paycheck for the first month, then when it arrives it's smaller than expected. Eventually it'll all get caught up and he'll be getting regular paychecks. Hang in there.
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Thank you!!! I appreciate your responses. I will just wait and see what happens. I'm sure they have been really busy there I have noticed a lot of graduations going on. Thanks again.
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