Salary for a marine officer

[kfoushee]

I was just wondering what a starting salary would be for a marine officer.

 

[el_bastardo]

Here goes, at 0-1 less than 2 yrs of service, living off base in Quantico, VA:

Per Month:
Taxable:
2264.4 base pay ($1811 at 20% taxes)
Not Taxed:
1100.00 Basic allowance for housing in Quantico
175.23 Basic allowance for subsistence, officer wide

You could also count savings from not having to pay health insurance or try to put numbers to other benefits that the military will provide. I didn't add those numbers in.

So we're talking around $3086 per month or around $37032 a year.

 

[E5B]

Minus one hundred dollars a month for the first year, IF you choose to take the M.GI Bill option.

 

[46Driver]

TAKE THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL OPTION - Can't stress that enough!

 

[Killer2]

TAKE THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL OPTION - Can't stress that enough!

Is this applied to that Masters needed to make MAJ?

 

[46Driver]

You don't need a Master's Degree to make major. However, you can use if for education or to pay for up to 60% of flight training. As of now, it pays almost $1000 per month - so it is investment that multiplies itself by a factor of 30.

 

[Fly Navy]

Unless you're a ROTC scholarship guy, then the GI bill is unavailable.

 

[phrogdriver]

You mean that IF you're a ROTC scholarship guy, GI Bill is unavailable. I did NROTC, and so couldn't sign up for the GI Bill. I wish I could have, but they had already shelled out $20K a year for my batchelor's. The service figures it's already paid for your schooling for ROTC. If you are eligible (OCC, PLC), GI Bill can help pay for almost any accredited education, even private flight lessons, if taken at a flt school.

If you aren't eligible, you can still do things like tuition assistance, which will pay for up to 100% of tuition for off-duty education to $250/credit hour for Marines.

Masters degrees are NOT a big deal in the Corps. They're gravy, and if a promotion board thinks you spent time on the masters to the detriment of your primary duties, they can actually detract. Do them for yourself, not for the Corps. If you stay in a long time, the majors' level and higher PME schools all give masters degrees.

 

[phrogdriver]

Sorry for the threadjack. In all honesty, the military pays more than any other entry-level aviation job, plus your training is already paid for.

 

[Killer2]

Here goes, at 0-1 less than 2 yrs of service, living off base in Quantico, VA:

Per Month:
Taxable:
2264.4 base pay ($1811 at 20% taxes)
Not Taxed:
1100.00 Basic allowance for housing in Quantico
175.23 Basic allowance for subsistence, officer wide

You could also count savings from not having to pay health insurance or try to put numbers to other benefits that the military will provide. I didn't add those numbers in.

So we're talking around $3086 per month or around $37032 a year.

So was that BAH with a dependent (wife) or not? The BAS is the same for an 0-1 to 0-6 is that what officer wide means? Thanks for the side info phrogdriver, threadjack or not it was still beneficial.

 

[wigs_34]

am i elidigble for the GI Billif i am BDCP? It is similar to the ROTC thing, and they aren't, so wondering if that applies to BDCP as well.

 

[Fly Navy]

You mean that IF you're a ROTC scholarship guy, GI Bill is unavailable.

My post was a continuation, i.e. "You are eligible for the GI Bill unless you're a ROTC scholarship guy, then the GI Bill is unavailable."

 

[phrogdriver]

I reread it later. I guess the comma makes all the difference, as in the story about the panda bear who goes into a diner, eats lunch, shoots the cashier, and leaves the place. When the police ask him why he did it, he point sthem to an encyclopedia entry that says,"Pandas: eats, shoots, and leaves." Lame joke for the day.

 

[Fly Navy]

Hahha still made me laugh.

Speaking of pay, 3.5% increase slated for January 2005.

 

[thumper]

I was BDCP, got about 60k before OCS, got the GI Bill, and now I will be an Ensign getting over 3 pay. I almost feel sorry for the ROTC suckas.