How I Make 100k a Year In The Air Force
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Breaking down My 100K Salary by Base Pay, Housing, Food, and Incentives
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Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Base Pay - 2:15
Housing Pay - 2:51
Food Pay - 4:25
My Base Salary - 8:15
My Incentives - 8:35
My Total Salary - 12:11
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I finished my service but I love seeing this, I was borderline homeless before the military. Finished my service, got my bachelors for free while getting a allowance and having a blast in college. Got a great job after. If you take advantage of the benefits, the military is an amazing foundation to jump start your life regardless of the cards dealt to you financially.
what did you major in and what job did you get when you got out?
@@georgemartyn5268probably cyber security. It's so hot right now 😅
@@georgemartyn5268 Sorry for the late response. I majored in Information Sciences and Technology, also got a minor in Supply Chain. I got a job as a Data Analyst, after some years I was able to land a job as a Software Engineer. My only regret is I should of chose a job in the military that would transfer to the civilian world better, but I didn't want a "nerd" job in the military because I knew I could always do that in the civilian world.
@joedating9978 Active Duty
^ and answer lol ?
It all depends on rank, location, and time in service. I didn’t start making six figures until I was an E6 in the Navy. I made 96k in Upstate New York, 140k in Bahrain, and 125k in Spain.
In what position ?
Bro how... I've been in 8 years and I just hit $85k before taxes. Where in Spain can an E6 make 125k??? Rota? Moron? There's no mf way. OHA and COLA are low asf out there. A modern 3 bedroom house in Cadiz is like 1100 Euro a month. It's cheap.
I didn't even know I was curious about military pay until I came across your video. Enjoyed the content, in any case, keep it up!
Ha, glad ya liked it mate
Thank you for your service! 25k subs hope you blow up this 2021 too! Happy new year!
Thanks! I just finished watching your Google Money video! Well done 👍🏾
So happy for all of you that have served or are serving that are making a great salary - if anyone deserves it is you guys and gals - thank you for your service
Facts! I made 100k as a Flight Engineer flight pay combat pay perdiem and BAH with San Francisco VHA made things very nice....
@creigiihtondenynis39 -
You made that money while living in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.
That's like someone being stationed in Brooklyn, NY (San Fransico is approx. 5% more expensive) and trying to flex that they made $100k in a year. But, when someone with at least a little common sense did some research, it can easily be determined the money was made via base pay (rank/time in service), separate rations, BHA*, and maybe the addition of special duty pay. But take them off of special duty, and PCS them to a place like Oklahoma, Kansas, Alabama, they won't be making anywhere near $100k.
You get the extra money to help cushion the high cost of living in specific areas. Nothing more, nothing less.
* BHA w/dependents - $44,208yr. (E-6), $50,652yr. (O-3)
Rent alone for a 3 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, NY can start at $38,500yr. and up a month.
Its so good to see another black man who is also a brother in arms in the world of tech and software engineering Im active duty army and self teaching myself code. Keep up the good work man!
I love seeing other POC in tech 😤
I graduated with a CIS degree, focused on programming I’m going to the army for 25b, I plan to also do a coding boot camp. It warms my heart to see a brother who codes !
What has colour got to do with anything. If I said , it's good to see another white brother in arms in tech there would be an upcry of RACIST. Double fucking standards.
what are you using to teach yourself to code?
Keep up the great job bro. I'm Godfred from Ghana and I wanna join the US army. Please any help...?
Good to see that worked out well for you I’ve only ever seen 2 week long TDYs.
that business trip stuff is crazy!! I pray for an opportunity like that in my career through the air force! what a life to live!!
I was doing the strangest things in my career
@@JeremiahPeoplesWhere would i go to find these incentive opportunities?
When I first saw this guy he was tapping a keyboard and saying “oh yeah”
I still be tapping on keyboards lol
@@JeremiahPeoples too easy?
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Yep
Just think I've known this guy since he was a high schooler running track w/my nephews! Good for you Jeremiah!
Yooo! It’s always good to see a friendly name on the channel 👋🏾
Wow this was insightful. Thank you for sharing your situation. I go to MEPS in 2 days, wish me luck
How'd it go, super serious huh?
This was such a good breakdown, thanks for taking the time and effort!
Glad it was helpful!
“I love talking stocks, credit cards, finances, real estate.”... um I’d love to hear more on that too if you don’t mind ☺️
Great video with great information!
Well done brother! keep pushing
it's tripled since this video, forever pushing
10k plus subscribers in a week keep being great brother 🙏
Oh I'm trying! lol
I’m a new subscriber and I like the content so far man
Great explanation and information 👏
Im curious as to what job you went into in the military? As well as how would you go about letting the air force know youre interested in thrse business trips! Thanks for the video and i hope to hear from you!
A lot of people undervalue their compensation package in the armed forces of the US. I had to start civil service as a GS11 just to equate (with my pension) what I made on active duty. I left civil service two years ago and dont make near what I did on active duty (hold several academic degrees).
Do you mind explaining in percentages the difference in salary in public sector vs private sector
For me it was a 50% cut while transitioning from AD to civil service. When I retired GS 3 years ago, I took a major cut (60%), but that's ok as I now have two pensions. My pensions and corporate salary have me at 70% of my GS pay, but since Im saving less, I dont notice much of a difference. If an AD member is not properly education and certified, they are in for a shock regaring pay.@@AndresLopez-sq5ks
Because they can't use it.
If I make say $200,000 working for company Y but they give me a really nice house to live in with all utilities paid for, a car, a gas card so I never pay for gas, they cover vehicle maintenance, free groceries, free cell phone, the best medical/dental/vision insurance, and they pay for any clothes I want but I bring home 3000 a month cash after taxes then I won't feel like I'm making 200k.
On top of that you still have to deal with military treatment. Let's say I'm the best military dude on the planet, not Rambo or anything just a really squared away guy, do my job, never get in trouble, always look professional. And let's say someone else goes out drinking, hops in their car and crashes into a light pole. Now I, along with the rest of the unit, have to get in trouble because of him. That's not worth my little "$200k" a year
@@shiijei2638To each his own, I'd get in a little extra trouble for $200k a year😭 but then again, it all depends
@@shiijei2638 Not to mention all the hoops you need to jump through to access the "free" healthcare.
I’m not smart like you in the tech field but hopefully I can do something similar, sounds like a lot of fun and you’re definitely playing your cards right
Who said I’m smart
Thank you for your service!
Thanks for the support
Thanks for your service!
Thank you for your comment
Watching this in 2023 makes me wish I had taken the opportunity to convert to AGR 2 years ago when I had the chance… BAH is much better and ends up making me more money than technician or comparable civilian jobs (without overtime)
What is AGR?
@@nathanlampkin6511 AGR stands for ACTIVE GUARD RESERVE. It’s basically a full time position in a guard base under orders. There is also what’s called a technician which is a full time job at a guard base under title 32 which pays you as a civilian (not ACTIVE ORDERS) and has a slightly different set of benefits. It’s a good way of making more money especially in certain career fields as a junior enlisted but if you live in a higher cost of living area it just makes more sense to “convert” to AGR so you can make more money by the time you make E-6. The technician pay plateaus. Whereas AGR is like active duty and continues to grow in a linear manner. On top of that, title 32 has to work 30 years to earn a retirement. Obviously active duty/AGR is only 20.
fun fact: idk who this guy is it got in my recommendation so im sure algorithm picked this
2 years layer this happens to me too
Nice video! I was surprised you didn’t mention any sign on bonuses? This is all really good information! I’m so excited to join, just gotta lose 10 more pounds so I can go to MEPS 💪🏾
Your life is about to change! Good luck, keep after it
@@JeremiahPeoples Thank you!! Also, one question, what’s your advice for the interview process??
@@AirForceKrissy military interview? I didn’t do an interview.
@@JeremiahPeoples Oh it says on the Air Force site, they do interviews before accepting any new recruits but thank you!
@@AirForceKrissyDo you have a pulse? Congrats! You passed the interview.
Well done, my man.
Good contents, I just subbed
haha, this is a good marketing video primarily for the air force, then for the other branches as well. You need to be a recruiter!
3 surgeries?! You said it so casually, too 😂
Best friend....Chad!
That's a good friend to have.
You are my favorite TH-camr
You sure? There’s a lot of TH-camrs out there? Ha thanks so much for the support!!!
Sheesh that BAH/BAS adds up. And if I’m not mistaken when you TDY overseas you don’t get any taxes taken out of your base pay. Correct me if I’m wrong on this. Also thank you for your service
tax free plus hazard pay, imminent danger pay.
Great video, what is your MOS in the Air Force?
Originally Map analyst.But I taught myself to code and now that’s my full time job
I want to join the Air Force to learn how to code and be a Frontend Developer, is it possible or is it a good route?
Well i don't know how i just stumbled on your channel but i like the content and authenticity so far, am in the army i love doing stocks among others and meeting like-minded friends and entrepreneurs in the globe.
Could you please do the same calculations for pilots?
Great video Jeremiah, lots of great insights! I’m going in as an E3 next week. How long would it take to make it to E4, is it solely based on TIS? Thanks in advance!
congrats. It's soley TIS + TIG, there may be BTZ opportunities still
hey I have a question, what kind of knowledge do you need to have as a software engineer to get one of those types of incentives? I know javascript and some markup language like css, html... I have never worked as a software engineer though. Would I be able to apply for something like that? Thinking about joining air force and wanted to see my options. Thanks
This depends, however a lot of this and certification can be acquired in the military.
I have a question, if you’re in the military do your dependents eat at the dining facilities as well
Hey thinking about joining the airforce , you said you where rejected 4 times before being able to join? was just curious on how often that happens... was it just because of the job that you wanted ? or another reason?
I got medically dq’d so I had to hey waivers. That process is pretty routine
the bus has 10 rows with 4 seats in each row. the program should perform the following
Please how to solve this
Easiest way is to become the unit plug 👍🏻
Great video
Thanks!
I saw the coyote shirt in a video and I knew something was up.
Lol I was just off work when I made the other one
What's your hourly rate? I always worked more than 40hrs/wk when I was active.
About 40hrs /week
Lol you're the man making more than the CMSGT of the Air Force!
How'd you swing a 6-month TDY to Section 31? I'm a Supra Coder in the Space Force and got to go out there for a few days to tour, but would've been sick to go out there to work a project long term. I know Section 31 is ramping down now with funding but would still be cool to hear about things like this
A lot of the folks from KR and S31 went off to start their own thing. Check out rise8 it’s basically the same thing
@@JeremiahPeoples I'll check them out. I'm still active duty and trying to find a way to leverage my next assignment to develop in some way.
Love your content by the way
@@dariusdespain1210get close with your squadron commander they have the ability to leverage assignments
Nice vid, btw "Per diem" literally means "per day"
Great channel
How many programming languages do you know now?
5 or 6,
Nice video
Bachelors in social sciences but worked in natural resources & outdoor recreation work so not sure what job in the AF or that relates to my field if I decide to switch my interest to Air Force that I can or talk to a recruiter about, if this other branch process doesn’t work, any advice?
So on top of the LA living money they gave you for that 6 months they ALSO gave you your regular pay PLUS BHA? While you’re in LA?
That is correct and I had roomate paying me rent as well in my Florida House
@@JeremiahPeoples Genius!
I have me degree in CIS but I don’t have experience but I’m thinking about joining the air force because I’m not doing anything with Mr degree. Should I join?
Yo! I major in Computer Science and I'm in the Army ROTC and I have a question.! How do you balance your civ work with your military work?
Active Duty Air Force. I've worked 12hr days for 15 days of the month, and now I work a 9-5. I can only speak for my experience as an Airman, but the hours a typically like a civ job.
@@JeremiahPeoplesnice. You got 15 days off? What job?
Are these business trip opportunities only in the Air Force?
You making it look way too good I'm gonna be sick if i join and don't get a "business trip" 😂😂😂
Gotta learn how to finesse
Wonder if I can pull that off going into the Reserves 😂
In summary: he made double his pay due to a year long TDY to one of the most expensive locations in the US…
6 month tdy, but home using va loan, house hack and have roommates*
@@JeremiahPeoplesWhy/how were u rejected 4 times? Medical issues?
Commissioned officers do not draw BAS.
Crazy smart renting out a room in the crib
I like to think so
How often do you get a long term TDY like this 😮
Hey man thanks for the vidéo.
I speak french, does it count?
So, in my JROTC unit. We have Guy, Person, and now we have PEOPLES?
Wild
U have any idea what is operational management in the air force? And what i can do with that job When i get out.
Check out program management or product management. Tech PMs is where the money is
man that house renting is effective, literally doing real estate lol 😂😂😂
House hacking at its finest 🤌🏾
Ok
Where can we meet to start the process?
Military does not pay what you are worth! Dang the per diem was kinda low. Figured it would be 100.
lol where’d you get that number?
Is there opportunities like this as a security forces officer??
WOAH WOAH WOAH THERE BUDDY, 12:46 did you just say you where rejected?! how and at which stage did you get rejected? from witch branch?
MEPS
So much better than when I joined
Do the USAF allow you to serve with that haircut? Coz it's awesome if they do
Yup
Per diem and travel funds are not pay. They are reimbursed expenses. There's a big difference.
Per diem lands in my bank account as cash.
I lived in a $5k house on the beach. That money didn’t go in my bank but I surely benefited from it as if it did
@@JeremiahPeoples That doesn't change anything. You chose to scrimp on your food to take advsantage of your food reimbursement. That doesn't make it pay. It's an expense based on calculated average food costs in the area.
Your $5k house was purely due to the extreme high costs of the area. It only worked out due to the length of the TDY.
And this specific case is an extremely rare occurance.
@@RichardChappell1 you know what you should do? Write a comment that no one’s going to rea- oh look you best me to it 👍🏾
If married you get family sep pay.
Also, stay out of debt and invest in the ROTH option for the TSP. Shield as much money away from the govt as possible.
could you talk about your hair? im thinking about joining the air force and i wanted to know how i could keep my hair. Well not my locs, but if i were to go to a fro again.
www.operationmilitarykids.org/air-force-grooming-standards/
Essentially 3in on top faded on the sides
NOTI GANG
So fast with it 🔥
Todays signing bonus for MD and DO is between $300k and $600k
No way?!
I never knew you were in the military
I try and forget
theres so many recruiters hitting me up im tempted.
AIR FORCEEE go Air Force lol
@@JeremiahPeopleswhen you sign up do you automatically get an id. Or do you have to wait?
You gotta pass basic
How to make 100k in the air force.
• Step one - be in the air force.
• Step two - ????
•Step three - Profit.
- Buy a house
- house hack by charging rent
- go on tdys
So I can use my VA loan to buy a house with multiple bedrooms, and other Airman (friends likely) can stay and pay me rent? You’re allowed to do this? If your friends don’t want to live in the dorms anymore and want to stay at your place and pay you do they need to seek permission and all that???
You just have to also be staying in the house at the same time? I did hear somewhere you can’t use that VA loan and buy a home and rent to random people then go use it again and buy another house and live in that one..? A video explaining the advantages and tricks of the VA loan would be sweet!
you technically have to live in or "intend to live in" the house for 1 year. after that you can convert the loan into a conventional one. You can then use your VA loan again on another property.
How much money the base pay after taxes?
Depends where your home of record.
Did you have a car before joining?or At what point did you get a vehicle?
Got one after I joined
Or be an officer!
how much is the mid month pay of an enlisted member ?
I live in Florida as an E5 with housing pay and I get like $2300 every two weeks. But that’s only common for the Air Force.
@@JeremiahPeoples Please I have a two year diploma from in Philosophy from a catholic seminary in Italy aside my West African high school diploma, my desire is to become a pilot so I would like to go to officer training school. what do I need to do and is it possible?
Can you be an entreprenuer in the military
Many people are.
You have access to a ton of benefits you can leverage.
How hard was your software dev work in LA?
for me it was, I was learning as fast as possible
The Marine Corps never afforded me opportunities like this. As a jealous USMC veteran, must be nice.......
USMC is a different beast
We’re you still able to get your bah while on the business trip? Also could a spouse come with you and stay on the strip if your married and or have kids?
Yes bah still. I was only allowed to pick a 1bedroom, but the budget was $7000/mo so I probably could have found a cheaper 2 bedroom
What if you have dependents but are not with the parent?
you will still get BAH and increase in pay because you have dependents
Wow
Comment for the algo 🤙🏾
The realest ^
Hmm interesting. Thank you for the info
fo sho
What camera did you use for this
a6400 sigma 16mm lens
Why were you rejected the first four times?
I’m taking care of an elderly parent. Can she live with me, and does that qualify as secondary dependent?
She can live with you if you live off base. If they are legally your dependent you should receive extra pay i think
@@JeremiahPeoples I made a promise to my mom that she would never see the inside of a nursing home. If I can keep that promise and be and airman that would be a dream come true. I come from a really poor background, so if I’m not homeless or starving, I don’t really care about money. But I swore that I’d take care of her until the end and if the Air Force would let me keep that promise, I’d be truly happy inside. I don’t have a wife or kids. My mom is the last family I’ve got.
Are you still in? Does the AF take issue with posting monetized content in uniform?
They prefer it
@@JeremiahPeoples because it’s a recruiting tool? Any regs or rules I can find about it? Considering starting a channel myself
@@travis3567 lol no I was making joke, it depends on your leadership and how strict they want to take the regs. There are regs, typically you’re fine if you’re not IN uniform for your videos, not attempting to represent your branch, and not disclosing any sensitive information you have access to
can you do a vid the same way but instead talk about the pay as a officer
It’s practically the same. except you don’t get BAS and you get paid more in every category
I know this dude packin. 😮