"Jacquie" > wrote in message
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> In the "OLD" days you didn't get housing or housing money until you were a
> certain rank. Yes we got free medical care, but in those days it wasn't
> very good medical care, today is much better. There are still young
> families that qualify for food stamps. When hubby first went in there was
> no such thing as cost of living raises....that didn't happen until the
> early 80's .. Here is a Base Pay Chart for 2012
> http://www.militaryfactory.com/military_pay_scale.asp

Yes, some do qualify. Mostly young couples who have several children and
the wife doesn't work. But that is not the norm.