$16.24x 75 guarantee = $14616 1st year fo base pay

Average line credit at most bases 85 = approx $16665

Average line TAFB- 325 hrs @ $1.35 per diem = $5265

Yearly holiday pay + one week of vacation pay = $730

All together = $22,660/ before Uncle Sam robs you.

I'm not saying this is always the case but this is a more realistic 1st year f/o pay than $13,000. I am not justifying that this is right and we are still by far the lowest paid. But as said in other posts, we are fighting for a contract and fighting to get paid what we are worth. There are many people that can not live on these wages and that's fine we aren't making you come to great lakes. I did just fine on 1st year fo pay at lakes, and there are hundreds of other people who make it by just fine at lakes on that pay. There are also a lot of people that don't have to go a full year making $16.24 an hour because they upgrade within there first year and make $27 an hour w/ in 8-10 months. Does that answer your question.