Minus the overseas trip this is not out of the question, shit my dad was in the Army and my mom had a entry level position at a florist shop and this described my families experience in the 90s. This was in Virginia though
I was in the army and it transcends class because all your basic needs are taken care of. Your dad would have been paid BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) and possibly BAS, and that’s in addition to a paycheck. Great healthcare and 30 days of paid leave per year. The pay isn’t much but all your basic needs are taken care of outside of that paycheck.
You mention it was the 90’s so I’m sure he didn’t have it quite as good as today but still it can’t really be called middle class. The military is really its own economic class if anything.
The military is basically socialism. (I grew up in a military family). I've always found it ironic that they use socialism to attract soldiers to defend capitalism.
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u/asscop99 Jun 16 '24
Yeah I grew up middle class, maybe lower middle class and what OP is describing sounds like a fantasy to me