Way deep in the thread here but is this being down-voted because of the comparison of tech employees to enlisted? If so, cool. But - if it's downvoted for the

Way deep in the thread here but is this being down-voted because of the comparison of tech employees to enlisted? If so, cool. But - if it's downvoted for the allowance part, somebody is sending checks... eventually. I totally got the OP's intention with the phrase - well taken - but for folks that are interested: $1900 initial for the Marines (following actual activation so you'd have to do the initial out of pocket) then ~$633 / yr after. http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/allowances/clothing-allowances.html http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/allowances/clo...