Originally Posted by
jay2
USMCFLYR
Well back when I was a young PFC back in “beautiful 29 Palms” I applied for a car loan from my local credit union back in Michigan They wanted to know what I made and they wanted to know what I made per hour based on a 40 hour work week. I told them that is not how I was paid but I still had to break it down for them. As for a real estate agent I would think they would go by last year’s W-2.
I’m not trying to dramatize just try to make a comparison to a person that works full time and gets paid by the hour.
By the way a 1999 PFC made$ 13524/52=260/40=$6.50
I have also seen when taking a loan where they don't take into account BAH or BAS, they just want basic pay. For the non military folks;
BAH: Basic Allowance for Housing
BAS: Basic Allowance for Substance (food)
Depending where you live and your rank this could add to well over 1k a month!
I am not sure why are bashing the folks at Lakes, some go there because it's the only place that gives them the chance, some go there because it's the first place that called and some go chasing the upgrade. It's their choice, they got to live with it for the good and for the bad. I do understand the whole point about lowering the bar but that can be said for all of us.