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rreagan3

VP-NESS
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My advice to you is save up as much as you can just in case you have no one on the outside to provide for you. That's what I'm doing. I know I'm only 20 but I'm definitely not about to have my mom come outta pocket for ANYTHING.

So yeah that's my advice for you. I know 50-100 dollars seems like a joke but you're most likely going to have to dig deep and find a pro that out weighs it.

you can do USNA without your parents coming out of pocket. i had a sort of mutual understanding with my parents that after i graduated high school, the faucet was turned off - period. that was the largest factor in me going USNA over some other school/scholarship.

i graduated in 07 and was pulling in about $550/mo by my firstie year, if i remember correctly. also of note in the finance area is the option of taking out a loan during your jr year, for little interest (mine was 30k at 0.75%). you don't start accruing interest and you don't have to pay anything back until 3 mos after you graduate, so it doesn't come out of your meager academy pay. it's called a career starter loan because it helps you prepare for your career in the navy by going to mexico for 2 spring breaks... i think.
 

T33

New Member
@rreagan3

Oh I didn't know about the loan, thanks.

I was just gonna save up my meager E-3 pay(~2k/mo) until I get selected.

But the loan thing is a brilliant idea.
 

phrogpilot73

Well-Known Member
I received an email saying that I've been made a candidate.

what does this mean?
All that means is you've started the application process. First comes candidate, then nomination. Since you're prior, you'll receive a SecNav nomination if you receive an appointment.
 

T33

New Member
Oh, so it doesn't mean anything all "hoo-ha" special?

Cause I got excited for a second. lol
 

phrogpilot73

Well-Known Member
Oh, so it doesn't mean anything all "hoo-ha" special?

Cause I got excited for a second. lol
Not really, but you can be excited. I was the first time I was a candidate. By the time the fourth application rolled around, it was kind of "ho-hum".
 

A.war.IN.me

Space Geek x pi
Haha same here t33. I told everyone. Then my divo burst my bubble and said "everyone gets that email."

My heart was crushed. Haha.
 

Uncle Fester

Robot Pimp
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Super Moderator
Contributor
Hey, it's the first step in the process.

BTW, if you get picked up, don't sweat saving up your pay beforehand too much. You really have no expenses as a Middie. Food's all provided (and it's not bad), you're not really allowed to own anything else plebe year (no car, no cel, no civvies, no booze, no nuthin').
 

T33

New Member
I was only worried about not being able to send money home. I'd like to
keep a steady $100 a month flowing home. (parents need a little extra help that's why I enlisted in the first place)
 

phrogpilot73

Well-Known Member
Food's all provided (and it's not bad)
The mids we sponsored looked at me like I had an arm growing out of my forehead when I started waxing nostalgic about chimichangas... Apparently, they don't have them anymore. What else is gone? Don't know, but please tell me they still have cannon balls & hard sauce...
 

rreagan3

VP-NESS
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cannon balls/hard sauce were rare, but we did have chiminichangas. cells are allowed now, as of halfway through my plebe year - turns out those things can be used as a liberty leash, who knew!
 

BusyBee604

St. Francis/Hugh Hefner Combo!
pilot
Super Moderator
Contributor
[quote="T33, post: 698140, member: 33714]I was just gonna save up my meager E-3 pay(~2k/mo) until I get selected.[/quote]

Wow, got a big chuckle out of that adjective 'meager'. I would have substituted 'generous', as my E-3 pay was ~$120.00 p/mo. in 1954! Granted, cost of living was a bit less back then...;)
*BTW T33, did you receive my PM?
BzB
 

T33

New Member
Wow, got a big chuckle out of that adjective 'meager'. I would have substituted 'generous', as my E-3 pay was ~$120.00 p/mo. in 1954! Granted, cost of living was a bit less back then...;)
*BTW T33, did you receive my PM?
BzB[/quote]


Well you know what I mean haha.
And yes I got it but somehow I can't read it on this app. Don't have access to a PC at the moment. I will as soon as I get the chance.
 

ReconJos

Female Penguin Emeritus
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T33, just FYI, you'll only net $100/mo your first year, so it may be tough (or at least it will severely limit your liberty options) if you plan to send the entire sum home each month. It does go up (a little bit) each subsequent year - by firstie year you'll be netting $3-400, IIRC.
 
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