Making Money In The Navy - N-FAQs 17

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In this week's N-FAQs, we look at how much money you can make while in the Navy!

Question:

hi i have a friend he plans on joining the navy he told me that the recruiter told him that he would make 30,000 a year starting off so about 1,400 every two weeks is this true my friend is doing this only for the money he thinks navy is like his mill ticket lol but i think the recruiter only told him the good can u tell me some things that the recruiter wouldnt tell him

Response:

Thanks for the email! Sorry it took me a bit to answer this question, but I did some research to come up with my answer.

The truth is that unless he's becoming an officer, there's no way that he'll be making that much money starting out. Just google 2011 military pay chart to see how much each rank makes. Of course, he could make more than that depending on how many allotments he has.

Generally speaking, an allotment is additional income that is based on certain circumstances and criteria. Some examples include allotments for housing, food, being away from your spouse, being out to sea, knowing a foreign language, debt relief, and so on. Also, if you're married and living with your spouse, your housing & food allotments increase quite a bit.

As far as what the recruiter won't tell him, well that depends on what rate your friend's picking and how much the recruiter knows/is willing to tell. Something that I've learned is that every situation is different, so even if he has an honest recruiter, he/she might not know enough about what job he'll have in the navy. Heck, I didn't even know much about my job as a sonar technician until well after I graduated boot camp.

The best thing that I can recommend is for your friend to do some serious research. If he's willing to dedicate 4-8 years of his life to the navy after that, then by all means sign up! If not, don't worry since the military's not for everyone.

Hope this helped and I wish you guys the best!

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[Bigelowsscreen]

Hi, I've joined the Navy and have enlisted under advanced pay-grade to E-2. I've heard some rumors that in boot-camp, everyone is paid as an E-1 with less than 4 months of service and that they won't receive higher pay until after graduation. Is this true? And if so, will they also catch me up with the E-2 pay I didn't receive while in boot-camp? By the way, my ship-date is March 14th and my contract is for CTI, (hopefully for Russian). Thanks!

[AndySan]

@Bigelowsscreen - You should get E-2 pay in boot camp, but if not, then check your LES (the Navy equivilent of a paycheck stub) to see if you got back pay when you graduate.

[xDNRxV3]

im thinking about going into the millitary. what would be the best branch for me if ... i like action and adrenaline and that stuff?

[AndySan]

@xDNRxV3 - I'd go with Marines if you like action and stuff like that. Not to say the Navy doesn't have that, but the Marines have more boots-to-the-ground action than we are IMO.

[DDanko530]

What Branch would b better for traveling and learning technical skills Marines or Navy??

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[31musick93]

@MrChestypuller1775 If you can qualify as an aviation mechanic, and work on certain fixed wing aircraft, you will be working on a navy ship!!

[AndySan]

@MrChestypuller1775 - It's all good!

[MrChestypuller1775]

@AndySan well thanks anyways bud.. i shouldnt really take it too serious now because im only 15 and i still got 3 more years.. maybe next year or when ima sophmore...

[AndySan]

@MrChestypuller1775 - Oh! I was wondering if you were just messing with me, haha!!

I'm not too familiar with how the Marines do things so I can't help you there. Best bet is to call up a recruiter and see what the say.

[MrChestypuller1775]

@AndySan im joining the marine corps but i want to be on a ship lol ima try and find a mos that allows me to do something with ships