In all actuality... no its not possible to live on great lakes wages. If you have no problem living with 6 other dudes and eating ramen and rice all the time then your $1100 per month before tax reserve checks are doable.
Ive known people at lakes who couldnt afford gas for their car. Although one dude I met recently was in his early 20's graduated from riddle, drove a hummer and owned a house in denver and was an fo at GLA....his parents thought he was neato.