I think a lot depended on where you were and what year. I went in in 1963 and I believe the pay was $78 a month and I had a $50 savings bond ($37.50) taken out of that. even as a kid I was very frugal and saved my money.

I was very lucky, for 2 1/2 years I was stationed in a very small German town where what little money I had went a long ways. If memory serves me correctly a beer in town was about $.20. Cars were completely out of the question but were never needed. Public transportation could take me anywhere in Europe for very little money.




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