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Originally Posted by tdelahanty
I read your post without giving much thought to the math. This morning I did the math and realized 50yrs ago (Jan. 31st 1972) I reported to Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot and began my DOD career as an electronic tech WG8-3. At that grade I made $3.73 an hour, thought it was a huge sum of money, more than my father ever made.
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My first pay-checks were $43 & $42 every two weeks. Thankfully, was provided room & board (such as it was - electronics schools in San Diego, then San Francisco). USN was a great place to 'grow up'.
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