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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

That was a nice story. Too bad it is fluffed. And yeah the dress blues are expensive. It's pretty crazy those men have to buy all that stuff and are expected to live off their wages.

Ryan, enlisted service members get several different types of uniform allowances. Today's rate for initial allowance for Marines is $1,823.51. I'm not sure that subsequent allowances cover knife damage, though.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Ryan, enlisted service members get several different types of uniform allowances. Today's rate for initial allowance for Marines is $1,823.51. I'm not sure that subsequent allowances cover knife damage, though.

I don't think that allowance covers half of their uniforms. My brother has only been out for about a year or so. He could tell you more than I can about it. I remember him telling me what all his gear and uniforms cost and it was pretty crazy everything they had to buy to do their jobs.