Ok, so for an E3, I could find a base pay rate of $1649.00 That does not include the Cost of Living Allowance, or the Housing Allowance (BAH), which is calculated based on where you live, how many dependents there are, and probably if he is overseas or not, depending on how long hes been gone, he might be getting a separation pay also. My H was Coast Guard, so a lot of things are similar, but some things are different.

I guess I gave the wrong finger to the wrong man...