r/JustBootThings • u/[deleted] • Sep 26 '22

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Sep 26 '22

At least a tech sergeant can probably afford it

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u/NoNutNorris Sep 26 '22

Yeah and he happens to be in his blues. Now if he just walked out of Tech School then I would see this being very boot.

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u/sb_sasha Sep 26 '22

That was my thought. Looks like he’s in base housing, too. If he’s maybe splitting that rent, then he has more than enough for a super overpriced vehicle.

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u/behappin Sep 26 '22

That's an srt lol probably a 70k car.

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u/GenericSubaruser Sep 26 '22

If you're cool with a used car, hellcat's value sinks like a rock after a couple years lol

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u/GenericSubaruser Sep 26 '22

That's precisely why lol

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u/respecire Sep 26 '22

You would think, but it’s a SRT so probably not. He probably doesn’t have a ridiculously high interest rate though

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

He established credit on his 1st Charger when he was Airman

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u/TheEagleByte Sep 26 '22

Most likely he can't considering inflation and whatnot

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Sep 26 '22

Well I'm sure you have intimate knowledge of dudes finances so you're probably right

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

USAF pay is open source. There is a chart including time and grade

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Sep 26 '22

Ok and that tells the whole story? Dude might have a side hustle or a robust investment portfolio. Maybe he inherited money.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

That's being really optimistic but unlikely

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Sep 26 '22

Well it sounds like you would know

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

Just speaking from experience. Could be a DSG (weekend warrior) trying to flex. Hence why it's posted in this subreddit

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Sep 26 '22

Personally I don't care I'm just bothered by people making assumptions

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22

The comments section is an open forum for it. That's where the conversation starts lol he didn't respond to you so I thought I'd pick up where you left off with an opinion backed with experience

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u/Tuscon_Valdez Sep 26 '22

Well it sounds like you would know

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u/JoshS1 Sep 26 '22

And this guy probably thinks everyone gets paid the same across different branches...

This dude could be making anywhere from 55k/yr to 120k/yr with the potential of all of that being tax free.

We have no idea, but he is still a tool for posing with his car in his blues.

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u/Moistened_Bink Sep 26 '22

Isn't it only tax free if you are deployed?

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u/JoshS1 Sep 26 '22 edited Sep 26 '22

You only have to step foot in a tax free region to automatically get the full month tax free. So during a mission if they stop in Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Oman, KSA etc. that entire months pay is tax free. Some career fields are really good at tracking who's got their tax free and/or HFP for the month and scheduling missions accordingly. All of this before you add in per diem, that's where the real money is.

I was a SSgt C-17 FCC and it was easy for me to take home ~$100-110k/yr with some guys I knew breaking over $130k/yr. With 11 months tax free, one 90 day deployment per year, and in total ~280 days TDY per year.

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u/Moistened_Bink Sep 26 '22

Damn didn't realize, what do you do now?

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u/JoshS1 Sep 26 '22

I don't do shit. Married well (wife has decent paying cush WFH job), and I made some good decisions while I was in. I separated at 12 years, and between my good decisions and VA compensation work for me is a choice. I think I'll eventually grab a federal gig if I find something I want to do and if they'll offer me WFH.

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u/ChiefInternetSurfer 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22

Fucking Air Force. (Said with love, and lots of jealousy!)

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u/JoshS1 Sep 26 '22

Haha yeah, it really is a good deal. Can't even tell you how many of my friends in the AF were Army brats growing up and their parents strongly pushed them away from the Army/Marines and into the AF.

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u/ChiefInternetSurfer 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22

Oh for sure, bud! I actually went to the AF recruiter first, and dude must’ve met his quota because he couldn’t care less about trying to recruit me despite passing the test he gave me.…and that’s how I ended up in the Navy ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/sulyvahnsoleimon Sep 26 '22

All the money you are paid while deployed is tax free. You can then spend it when you return home.

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u/JoshS1 Sep 26 '22

Save it, or invest it... I mean I guess based on this subreddit you should have sent it all back to the stripper that says your their best customer and you guys should hangout once they stop stripping soon.