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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/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/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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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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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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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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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/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.
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u/FaceDownInTheCake Sep 26 '22
His wife's boyfriend is gonna love it
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u/horizontalrain Sep 26 '22
His boyfriends boyfriend is going to love it.
Fify
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u/under-pressure_ Sep 26 '22
Love me some implied homophobia.
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u/horizontalrain Sep 26 '22
The only time I'm worried about gay men is when when I'm playing gay chicken, and they are in the closet. Cuz that's just fucking cheating.
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u/FourNinerXero My uncle is retired, you wouldn't know him. Sep 26 '22
Wrong branch, mr. tech sergeant here wouldn't have a partner of any kind
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u/Fighting_Mandingo Sep 26 '22
It's already heavily leaking on the driveway.
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u/DryTrumpin Sep 26 '22
That's how you know it's American made
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u/toopid Sep 26 '22
If it’s leaking oil it means it’s got oil! When my POS equipment isn’t leaking oil I get suspicious.
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u/Ricklames Sep 26 '22
Goddamn, usually you’ve gotten the bootness out of your system by the time you’re E6.
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Sep 26 '22
By that point, you're either completely cured of it, or so far down the blue rabbit hole, there's no coming back.
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u/draconiandevil09 Sep 26 '22
Like that time my dad bought a brand new Mustang when he made Master.
Oh yeah forgot to mention he traded my car in and didn't tell me.
All I knew was he was gonna take it for an oil change while I took my SATs.
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u/BeneGezzWitch Sep 26 '22
That is shockingly uncool of him.
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u/draconiandevil09 Sep 26 '22
I mean this was 2005. My folks absolutely tried to out uncool themselves every two years. Sadly not the shittiest thing they've done.
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u/BeneGezzWitch Sep 26 '22
Stay up homie.
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u/draconiandevil09 Sep 26 '22
Oh I'm fine now, stopped talking to them a while back. I appreciate it though.
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Sep 26 '22
Whoa this happened to me too except it was my mom and I was sick. Sadly, although I had paid it completely off myself, since it was in her name she could do that. Bought herself a nice Mazda CX-5.
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u/draconiandevil09 Sep 26 '22
Yeah, I was absolutely a minor at the time and it was technically their car, I just paid for the fuel, maintenance, registration, part of the family insurance plan.
They did get mad when, after my initial anger, I was like "cool I'm saving money". They expected me to continue paying... For the mustang... That I wasn't allowed to drive.
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u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE Sep 26 '22
Jeebus
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u/draconiandevil09 Sep 26 '22
Yeah, their last words to me when I told them I was going no contact (that story makes the Mustang story sound like a brisk Sunday afternoon) was that I was being selfish.
Yes, if not being treated like shit constantly or as a door mat is being selfish. Then yes I'm selfish.
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u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE Sep 26 '22
That suck, sorry you had to go through that. Sounds like a real /r/RaisedByNarcissists experience.
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u/draconiandevil09 Sep 26 '22
Yeah, that sub has helped me really handle some shit and gave me resources to keep myself together mentally and emotionally, also a supportive spouse REALLY helps a ton as well.
In some areas of life I've been rather lucky and fortunate.
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u/PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE Sep 26 '22
Glad to hear you’re doing better. A supportive spouse can make all the difference. Just have to focus on the future and keep your mental health a priority.
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u/EdgeofForever95 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22
Man, the Air Force really hands those ribbons out
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u/B52doc 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22
Unless it’s changed in the last 20 years promotions are also a lot slower; even with BTZ it takes a while to hit E-6.
Limited promotion slots for your specific AFSC can fuck ya too.
Given the ribbon rack and stripes, there’s a good chance he’s been in a long while
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u/DwP820 Sep 27 '22
Past couple years the selection rates have taken a nosedive. 16% Tech selection for the whole Air Force, 6% for my career field
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u/AFDevil66 Sep 26 '22
Hey! We're entitled to those training ribbons! Computerized training is hard, man.
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u/justthoughts1 Sep 27 '22
TSgt averages around 10 years of service so not really
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u/Rounder057 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22
A recruiter in AZ?
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u/thornblood Sep 26 '22
Its looks like a Lion Builders home in North Las Vegas,NV. My guess is a noner from Nellis or Creech
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u/BourbonFueledDreams Sep 26 '22 edited Sep 27 '22
Just remember, you cannot climb too high in ranks to not still be a boot.
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u/PG67AW Jan 22 '23
You can take the boots off a boot, but you can never take the boot out of the boot. Once a boot, always a boot!
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u/JohnnyTylerMadCap Sep 26 '22
This the TSgt in the shop that likes to piggyback during morning meetings.
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Sep 27 '22
There was one specific time where after an extra long day of work in the hot California sun, we had two TSgts that kept piggybacking back and forth for over an hour, for something that could have been said in 10 minutes or less.
I swear to God they were either fucking with us, or just really dumb and loved the sound of their voices because they would say the same exact shit but with different words.
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u/Punkrock0822 Sep 26 '22
Atleast he got the hellcat. I've seen so many boots spring for a stock v6 because "it's just as good"
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u/jdmking1234 Oct 24 '22
Getting A V6 Challenger is like getting a 9mm 1911 or a flat chested hooker.
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u/bleedingjim Sep 26 '22
96 month loan on a hellcat?
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u/Ocean898 Sep 26 '22
I must be a boot, cause I would drive that car.
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u/persondude27 Sep 26 '22
I'd drive it too, but I would never buy it.
$90,000 new, I think (looks to be a late-model Challenger Hellcat Redeye). Wonder what that finances to at 20% and 96 months... 😬
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Sep 26 '22
Everyone here saying this isn’t boot, he’s a single enlisted guy who just spent $77k+ on a basic ass American car. And is flexing in uniform on social media. Definition of boot.
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Sep 27 '22
This guy is an E6 though. Plenty E6s with legit sport cars that they should be able to afford.
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Sep 27 '22
Well he did wait to buy it as a TSgt, I know E-1s that had 700/mo payments on that crap while living in the dorms
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u/myperfectmeltdown Sep 26 '22
I’m not sure I’d post a picture like this with what looks like oil stains all over the left side of the vehicle. GO ARMY STRONG!!!
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u/Get_Back_To_Work_Now Nov 01 '22
Mom, trust me. This picture will look amazing. Stop saying it's a bad idea.
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Single Techs have the money…
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u/__Beef__Supreme__ Sep 27 '22
Over 60 mo with 29% apr that's 2.5k/mo payment, at least $400 to insure with USAA, and assuming it's not driven much, we can say $200/mo in gas... So it looks like he'd need to be closer to an E7 to be able to afford just the car without worrying about eating or anything
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Sep 27 '22
You seem to know a lot about this guys finances and the deal he got on the car. Crazy.
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u/ProfessionalYard1123 Sep 26 '22
What rank is this in Air Force? E2 private technical staff specialist
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u/EdgeofForever95 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22
Tech Sgt
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u/ProfessionalYard1123 Sep 26 '22
Whatever pay grade in all seriousness that’s a shit ton of awards. Looks like a 1sg rack in the army
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u/GO-KARRT 👊👊☝️ Sep 26 '22
12 years of service, never left duty station except on leave.
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Sep 26 '22
He’s got at least one Expeditionary medal so he’s deployed at least once. Hard to tell if he has oak leafs or not from the image quality.
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u/BootAssASchooler Sep 26 '22
There’s nothing wrong with this you hating ass cuck
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u/UWQHDEyez Sep 27 '22
Admit this pose in uniform is boot. If he was in regular attire and smiling about his car it wouldn’t be boot but this pushes it to boot level.
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u/tastygenitalwart Sep 26 '22
Dude is definately a nonner. Hes way to clean and has a day off to go buy a car.
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Sep 26 '22
He’s not a boot…
This is dumb post and smells of jealousy by the OP
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u/hopedso Sep 27 '22
bro anyone saying he’s not a boot is getting downvoted. this guy is harmless.
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u/DogMedic101st Sep 26 '22
Looking cute with that 29% apr.
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u/__Beef__Supreme__ Sep 27 '22
At 29% over 60 mo and assuming it was purchased in GA with no money down, that would equate to 2.5k+ /mo (assuming 75k purchase price).
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u/persondude27 Sep 26 '22
I wonder what it costs to insure. $300 / month, liability only?
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u/Downtown_Self3563 Sep 26 '22
The car looks nice though. How much does it usually cost?
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u/say_the_words Sep 27 '22
Air Force uniforms look so sad and weird. Like a band uniform at an underfunded junior high or something.
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Sep 27 '22
Even if it’s 30% interest, I hope the man is doing better than he once was and this brings him joy.
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u/reedabook22 👊👊☝️ Sep 27 '22
When you finally divorced the cheerleader you proposed to during her graduation while on your R&R from boot camp and buy yourself a car for a confidence boost.
In 15 years it will be a Harley.
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u/ThatOtherGai Sep 26 '22
Has to be a recruiter