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The Dude · 09-09-2005, 05:43

Hello everyone.

I was wondering if someone could maybe give me some advice or tell me how they might have dealt with a situation similar to mine.

I'd like to join 20th SF as a REP-63, I'd be looking at maybe leaving early spring or so.

What I've been struggling with is how to afford it. I currently make in the mid 50s. I'm not worried about affording deployments so much, because I know there are some bonus and tax incentives, etc. What worries me is the initial training OSUT, Airborne, SFAS, etc.) and how to overcome that income disparity.

It's not that I'm whining about the pay, it's just that housing in my area is notoriously expensive (DC Metro), so our house payment is a fairly significant part of our monthly budget. I have my first child on the way, and I'd prefer not to lose my house in serving my country. It'd also be a much easier sale to the wife if I could assure her that our financial risk is minimal. Do you guys know of any options I might have, or know other guys that were in a similar situation and how they handled it?

09-09-2005, 05:43	#1
The Dude Asset Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 6	Financial Advice requested Hello everyone. I was wondering if someone could maybe give me some advice or tell me how they might have dealt with a situation similar to mine. I'd like to join 20th SF as a REP-63, I'd be looking at maybe leaving early spring or so. What I've been struggling with is how to afford it. I currently make in the mid 50s. I'm not worried about affording deployments so much, because I know there are some bonus and tax incentives, etc. What worries me is the initial training OSUT, Airborne, SFAS, etc.) and how to overcome that income disparity. It's not that I'm whining about the pay, it's just that housing in my area is notoriously expensive (DC Metro), so our house payment is a fairly significant part of our monthly budget. I have my first child on the way, and I'd prefer not to lose my house in serving my country. It'd also be a much easier sale to the wife if I could assure her that our financial risk is minimal. Do you guys know of any options I might have, or know other guys that were in a similar situation and how they handled it?
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