I hear you captleo. I thought our starting pay in 65 was $72. Oh well, it could have been 68. I remember when they declared me an officer and my pay boomed to $303 a month. I was so happy I went out and bought a Triump(the car). When I went back to Southeast Asia my second tour as a Captain I had jumped to the astounding pay of $16,500 a year. Holy Toledo, I was wealthy. LOL Many years later I remembered my Private pay when I made twice my annualCaptains pay in the market in a day. That was in the boom years. In the down years I remember loosing the same amount in a day.[&:][&:][:'(][:'(] Thinking back, I think we made $67.50 a month in 1965. Officers didn't get a clothing allowance like the EM but I did get Hazzardous Duty Pay/Combat Pay.