2007-12-11 01:56:03 · 13 answers · asked by ron4back 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No they are provided to enlisted personnel free of charge; maintenance and replacement is the responsibility of the individual and a clothing allowance is provided for that.
2007-12-11 02:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by GunnyC 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well unless the Marine Corps has changed, recruits DO PAY for their uniforms. Most don't realize it because while in boot camp they do not receive their pay. They get a few dollars to buy certain items for personal hygiene that they used up.
I remember the first time we did get a pay allowance, we got just enough money to march to a small exchange and buy what was on a list handed to us.
When we asked why our first pay day was short of what it should have been, we were informed that the cost of uniform issue was deducted from the first months pay.
After all, what the hell does a recruit need money for at Parris Island or San Diago?
If the military is providing uniforms for free, then no wonder tax payers are getting the shaft. If the old system worked good enough for all those who served before, then why the change?
2007-12-11 03:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by Sgt Big Red 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, here is how it works. You do not pay for your initial issue of uniforms as an enlisted person in any service.
What will happen, is when you are issued your uniforms. You will sign a receipts for them, stating their value. This is a W-2 form. It will reflect as pay at the end of the year.
So, you do not pay for them, but you pay taxes as if your were given the money to buy them.
2007-12-11 11:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Enlisted personnel in all the services are issued their basic load of uniforms, footwear, and headgear. Later they will receive a periodic allowance (3-4 years) to replace items that wear out and are not replaced through their units.
Officers, for their part, are given a token uniform allowance (worth about half of the basic issue list) and told to go shopping.
2007-12-11 02:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by psyop6 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think a small percentage does come out of their checks while in boot camp to help pay for the issue, but it is hardly noticable.
2007-12-11 09:37:07 · answer #5 · answered by michael t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no.
Everyone who enlist, is given a one time uniform allowance of around $1,500 .
Of course, new enlistees, will not see any of that money, because it will be used for thier uniform issue.
But prior service enlistees, will see part of that money, because they may not need to be issued all of the uniform items, since they may still have some of them.
2007-12-11 14:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I joined the Navy in 99'. I payed over 1k$ for my uniforms in boot camp and the women's were more. They might not charge now, but they did when I joined. So you might want to ask a recruiter.
notice how all the vets say no in caps and all the people who were in the military in the last ten years had to pay for it. sgt big red is exactly right. I know I payed in 99'. And a family member had to pay in 04'. So its up to date info.
2007-12-11 02:19:32 · answer #7 · answered by blueeee 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You pay for nothing you receive in boot camp including your uniforms. This includes all branches of the service.
Correction: In Air Force basic, they gave us a card with $250 that came out of our pay. This was to pay for anything we needed at the exchange, such as soap, toothpaste ect. We also had taken out of our pay, money for the lock they gave us plus the towel, three ring binder and laundry bags we were given. We also had to pay to have our stripes (rank) sown on our uniforms.
"Sometimes clothing issue won't have the right size jacket or something, so that isn't issued...they just get the money."
I have never heard this before. They did not have my size for a running shoe in basic, so they let me wear the running shoes I brought with me from home. The instructor kept telling me to check and see if any ever came in, which never did. I never saw any money for them.
2007-12-11 02:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by DanKohner 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No...they receive a list of items authorized by regulation, and if one isn't available...they receive the cash value as allowed by regulation. They then have to go buy one when available.
Sometimes clothing issue won't have the right size jacket or something, so that isn't issued...they just get the money.
MSgt, USAF (Retired)
2007-12-11 02:15:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
NO
Vet-USAF
2007-12-11 02:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋