Uniform Costs from RTC

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie · 02-03-2015, 11:32 AM

As said before, you pay for your ditty bag and not your uniform. My September pay was around $150 and I was there for half the month.

rosch · 02-03-2015, 01:51 PM

I'm sure it's been posted, but I"m not sure where. How much does someone get before boot camp? I 'm curious about this to make sure I can my girlfriend will still have my help to pay bills. I just want to be able to figure everything up.

LT Guppy · 02-03-2015, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rosch

I'm sure it's been posted, but I"m not sure where. How much does someone get before boot camp? I 'm curious about this to make sure I can my girlfriend will still have my help to pay bills. I just want to be able to figure everything up.

What do you mean? You dont get anything before bootcamp

ryanmathew · 02-03-2015, 04:05 PM

I know what a ditty bag is, but can someone please explain further what the "items" mentioned are?

jzhaun · 02-03-2015, 04:14 PM

Body wash, razors, shaving cream, toothbrush/paste, boot polish, stamping kit (to put your name on your uniforms), shower shoes etc. It adds up.

rosch · 02-03-2015, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppy

What do you mean? You dont get anything before bootcamp

I worded that WAY wrong, but I did find the answer I needed. Sorry.

sweetmtn · 02-03-2015, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rosch

I'm sure it's been posted, but I"m not sure where. How much does someone get before boot camp? I 'm curious about this to make sure I can my girlfriend will still have my help to pay bills. I just want to be able to figure everything up.

As Guppy said you don't get anything before bootcamp...that being said, you will get the pay at what ever scale your rate is, E1 or E2 pay, minus the ditty bag cost...being you are not married you will not get anything extra like BAH...you will be taxed at the rate of the state you are from as that is your home of record as a single person.

here is the most current pay scale I can find:
https://www.navycs.com/charts/2015-m...pay-chart.html

So for an approximate pay after state and federal taxes as an E2 you might see about $1000 plus or minus..(between state and federal taxes they take on average 1/3 and sometimes it can be more) .however with all that is done with the cost of the ditty bag you will see less. It can take up to a few pay periods to get all straightened out to a regular pay you can count on the amount to be.

ALJW2015 · 03-26-2015, 08:50 AM

Speaking of uniforms, what uniforms do you get at Boot Camp?

cthornton1126 · 07-26-2015, 04:43 PM

This is good to know, I was fully expecting there would be deductions for everything like, food housing, uniforms...

FCbeans · 08-03-2015, 08:24 PM

The Navy gave me a 252 dollar clothing credit, and then deducted 666 dollars and some change(clothing, recruit card, etc). Just checked the facts with my files. Should be around there, although i imagine going in the winter/being female would be different amounts.

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02-03-2015, 11:32 AM	#1
CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie Active Duty Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: That's classified Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0	As said before, you pay for your ditty bag and not your uniform. My September pay was around $150 and I was there for half the month.

02-03-2015, 01:51 PM	#2
rosch Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Reynoldsburg, Ohio Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	I'm sure it's been posted, but I"m not sure where. How much does someone get before boot camp? I 'm curious about this to make sure I can my girlfriend will still have my help to pay bills. I just want to be able to figure everything up.

02-03-2015, 04:05 PM	#4
ryanmathew Newbie Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	I know what a ditty bag is, but can someone please explain further what the "items" mentioned are?

02-03-2015, 04:14 PM	#5
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 0	Body wash, razors, shaving cream, toothbrush/paste, boot polish, stamping kit (to put your name on your uniforms), shower shoes etc. It adds up.

03-26-2015, 08:50 AM	#8
ALJW2015 Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	Speaking of uniforms, what uniforms do you get at Boot Camp?

07-26-2015, 04:43 PM	#9
cthornton1126 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Arizona Posts: 58 Rep Power: 0	This is good to know, I was fully expecting there would be deductions for everything like, food housing, uniforms...

08-03-2015, 08:24 PM	#10
FCbeans Newbie Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: CA Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	The Navy gave me a 252 dollar clothing credit, and then deducted 666 dollars and some change(clothing, recruit card, etc). Just checked the facts with my files. Should be around there, although i imagine going in the winter/being female would be different amounts.