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When I arrived at MCRD San Diego in June of 1969, I was paid at the rate of an E-1. However, my rank was "Recruit". When I graduated from Boot Camp in August of 1969, I went from "Recruit" to "Private First Class". I was thinking on this the other day and realized that I never held the "rank" of "Private". Anybody else out there? I'm not sure how the Army does it.
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I enlisted as a PFC due to my 2 years of college and ROTC, so no, I never held the rank of Private; and never did anything that led me to becoming a Private lol.....
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By the time I arrived at MCRD San Diego, we were called Privates, and no longer called Recruits. When I graduated, I wasn't particularly a stand-out Private, so I continued being called a Private for a few more months.
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Fortunately enough I had college and was paid as an E-2 all throughout boot camp
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Sgt Jay Jones, absolutely I did and it was a $438 a month paycheck until the mosquito wings came later. It was 1987 when I was a Private and I was supposed to be a PFC, but the recruiter kind of misplaced my two buddies credit for joining the Army to get me the pay raise. Oh well, it is 28 years later and he is forgiven.
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LTC Stephen C.
CW5 Sam R. Baker, when I enlisted on 9AUG69, a private E-1 received $115.20 per month. I went active in OCT69 and when I finished jump school as an E-2 in APR70, my pay had skyrocketed to a whopping $138.30 per month and I received $55 per month extra for jump pay!
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Sgt Jay Jones I enlisted as a private E-1 in the Army and went to basic as an E-1 and left as an E-2. I was promoted to PFC following my Advanced Individual Training and then the rest is history!
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LTC Bink Romanick
I was a slick sleeve in 66 PVT E1 for I think it was 2 months, I did get a stripe until PFC Which is today's E2 stripe. The current PFC insignia was a rank called Lance Corporal......yes I am that old.
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everyone holds the rank of recruit at parris island, I was an E-2 out of basic because of having some college.
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I came into the service back in July 1987. Was an Army Private until sometime in November 1987...found out when I got assigned to HHB 3/12 FA in Germany in January 1988 that at some point I had been promoted. Wore PV2, then promoted to PFC.... Maxed out the wait time for promotion to SPC. Made my SGT while in the Army Guard. Got my commission in the Air Guard/Air Force. Still enjoyed my young enlisted years, but like the commissioned pay better! ;-)
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Once I graduated I was a PFC. Not sure what I got paid as a recruit, never really thought to look. I was just happy it was over and to get off of Parris Island.
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