At Quantico as a boot Lt you'll make base pay + ~$160 for BAS and ~$160 for partial BAH. I seem to remember my paychecks being around $890 or so every two weeks, but I'm not sure - I think at the time I had a $100 TSP allotment too. The vast majority of expenses at TBS are eating out. The chow hall wears on you fast, and you'll become very familiar with Sam's Pizza/Subs (*****in sandwiches and a couple cute waitresses), IHOP, Ruby Tuesdays and any of the other 5 or 6 restaurants in Garrisonville (I'd advise against the Arby's - I got bad food poisoning there once). TBS-related stuff isn't a big chunk of money, but it seems like they're always hitting you up for company dues or some crap like that. You pay the dues, yet you still have to shell out a bunch for ball tickets, mess night, and such - we all swore someone was running a racket. If you're not paying for a car or student loans or whatnot, TBS is a pretty good opportunity to save up some money, which will be helpful come time for that first PCS move outta there.
/+2 Firstie makin the 'big bucks' now
