40 years all volunteer force
The last man was drafted in December 1972 and reported for training in June 1973.
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Yeah, remember it well, I got out Dec 1, 1972 and the ''all volunteers'' had been trickling into the 82d for a while. The initial quality of recruits left a lot to be desired in many cases and I do...
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i enlisted oct 31 1971. pay was 122.00 a month what a nice surprise when volar went in and my pay went to 244.00 a month.
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As an E-4 in 1974, I lived the high life of a jet-set international playboy on $300 a month.
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Back in 1968, I remember my first pay as an E-1 around $96 per month. Six months later, I was in Vietnam making the big bucks. I guess it was that automatic bump to an E-3 and combat pay....
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MADE $1000.00 in 1965 (E-1 through E-4) .. Real mad when I did my taxes and had to pay $10.00 plus cost of money order...In 1985 I think I made close to 40K including everything pay, vha, rats etc..as...
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