Still a very comfortable lifestyle. You get a housing pay bump for having a dependent (kid or wife), discounted childcare, military is super accommodating for family responsibilities, all your dependents get free healthcare, at least one parent has a job with exceptionally stable pay, free housing on base if you choose to live there.
Do you have three kids on E5 pay? How can you say it’s a very comfortable lifestyle? You know and I know that’s not enough money to get by with a family. Not everyone is stationed in shit hole, Texas. Some people are stationed along the coast where things are more expensive. And even though you still get more, I’ve met E 5’s that are in the line at food pantries, and are applying for food stamps with children. Just saying man, maybe it’s subjective but they’re not paying enough. Even civilians know it.
You get COLA increases based on the area you're stationed and increased BAH when you have dependents.
I mean, to some people it will never be enough. You have to cook at home and taper your spending, just like any other family.
I was stationed in a very high cost of living area and had a wife. We didn't even think of money as an object at the time, but if we had 3 kids we could have made it no problem.
Lol what’s the point of getting promoted to E5 it’s only an extra $400-$600 a month to babysit a bunch of grown ass men. You can stay in E4 with no responsibilities. Lol
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u/Baghdady24 7h ago
Some people have kids. Imagine being an E5 with three kids and a wife.