Lostinthesauce

My name is Chris. Im from Oregon, stationed in Georgia, currently in Iraq...again (army)..I am the proud owner of a 1986 f150....its my dads truck and he decided to give it to me as a home coming gift when he found out i was looking for a truck...

rtg143

Welcome to the forums Chris. Thanks for your service. I live in Grants Pass.

Lostinthesauce

thank you. are you familiar with the roseburg area?

rtg143

I know where Garden Valey mall is. I've been to the Goodwill and Salvation ArmyThrift stores on Stephens St.

Lostinthesauce

I miss Oregon from time to time, especially when its 130 degrees here in iraq lol

rtg143

When will you be back? I was in during Viet Nam for 7 years. Sometimes I wish I could have been able to make it on the low pay they gave back then. I liked a lot about it other than being away from home so much.

Lostinthesauce

i still have like 4 months left, the pay has gone up quite a bit since then.

rtg143

I vote for any body in the government that want to help the military, be it pay raises or any other help. Here's what shows how much we made when I was in. Even without inflation, pay was pretty bad. You guys deserve more than you're getting even now. I got out in 1968 after 7 years. Check what the pay was back then. I was an E5.

http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/historical-military-pay-rates

Lostinthesauce

wow that is crazy stuff....luckily they pay a little better now..

fredbates

Welcome! Thanks for all you do!