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ment is #40, which leaves him $3$ a month to spehd on hunseli. The •dependent will receive $85 a month, the difference between $40 »- and #85 being supplied by the v government, j - . - With the soldier’s pay end the amount of the allotment added as total income* it is found that he has actually earned in cash #1440 a year, or an average of #27.69 per week
After five months of service the Soldier is subject to a #5 a month —increase, which goes directly to' him and does not affect his allotment, but does increase his yearly average of #1500 per annum or #28.84 per week. Upon becoming a full private (E2) he receives another $2.60 raise per month, still not altering his allotment home. Another raise in pay is due the soldier when he is promoted to private first class (E3). His pay is then increased to $55.55 over the pay table and his allotment remains the same. In the meantime, if a man has no dependents, „ his actual pay his increased from $75 to $80 to $82.50 to $95 as a Pfc.'
There are other factors to be taken into consideration when figuring financial means of a man in service. Some of them are: (1) he is furnished his food, clothing, and lodging; (2) medical and dental care; (3) on post entertainment, such as movies (much less costly than civilian theater, yet first-run pictures are shown); (4) post -exchange purchases are less , costly than in civilian retail stores. There are other considerations of a minor nature which do hot materially change the picture.
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