The Lair

Millitary guys? Thanks for the services

 

Ha! Those days ended awhile ago.

Yep! Both my wife and I are active duty. I've been in 6 years and her for 2.


Oh wait...

 

and as i keep having to tell my wife I didn't do that shit for a discount at Lowes. I was fortunate and saw no combat it's the combat vets that are my heroe's.

 

We REALLY need to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th!

 

I checked my schedule the other day and it's right in the middle of working night shift My wife and I decided to celebrate on July 1st!

 

Anyone who volunteers their life and service for the benefit of their country and its citizens have my respect and should be treated as national treasures. Combat or not you signed when other(me included) didn't.

 

I'm celebrating with a group of friends all vets,2 Marines (1 suffering from agent orange), 1 Navy, and 2 Army. We're going to set off some fireworks a blow some shit up!

 

Now we're talking!!!

 

I appreciate that when I joined was 32 years ago and it was a different world beter in some ways worse in others. I did what i felt I needed to do and have never questioned anybody who went another route.

 

We were laughing about pay the other day and what we made when we were in I had it relatively good at $460 a month I thin after I got married between BAQ and the other allowances I made around $820 a month and that was our sole income what does an E3 or E4 make now. Oh simpler times. It gave me discipline and an undersanding that I do what is required to provide for my family no matter th cost (I'm paying for it now by the way) I made my way with no assistance

 

Oh man, I don't even remember what I made back when I was an E3. All I know is what I make now. E5 over 4 years of service, with food and housing allowance is about $4.5k I think.

 

New house, new grill and a reason to celebrate. Any day will do

 

Clarify please 4.5k a month or 45k a year?

 

4.5k a month. That's after taxes and whatnot. It's pretty high because the housing allowance is based on location, and this is one expensive location!

 

That would be why I live down here it's cheaper and not as many people

 

South Texas should be a relocation option. We have semi tropical weather(is the sahara desert was tropical). 111* in the shade

 

But its a "dry heat"! Still freaking hot!

 

58% humidity

What this be classified as "dry heat"? <-serious question

 

San Antonio is a very realistic option of where we may be heading. No idea where that is in relation to you.

 

I am 225 miles south of that. Think Mexico but on this side of the border.