I sat and read over the Air Force food allowance granted for 2025....monthly rate is now around $465.77 per month for enlisted members....meaning you get $15.50 a day now.
I pondered upon this....back-in-the-day....1990s...it was in the $180 range (per month).
Does the $465 really cover the food you might consume as a E-1/E-2? Well....maybe if you were dining chow-hall, but if you ate out (off-base) at least once a day....NO.
Economic constraints? I would imagine if I were in the Air Force today....as a 'newbie'....I'd be looking at cash-flow and shaking my head. Just buying a marginally acceptable new car ($30k range)...would be an issue....assuming insurance costs of $2k minimum a year.
The only way it'd make sense? You'd have to assign me to Turkey or some fairly cheap location....where the standard of living was less.
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