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US servicemen in the US Army received $90.00 a month as a basic trainee soldier (boot camp) PVT (E-1). Upon graduating from boot camp, the GI might get promoted to PVT (E-2). Upon landing in Vietnam, he normally was promoted to PFC (E-3-Private First Class). An E-3 in, as an example in 1969, would draw approximately $65.00 overseas pay, $30.00 combat pay (or the opposite), and his basic rank pay (pay-grade) of $200.00. Total pay might come out to $300.00 or so, monthly. However, gas in the US was only 13 cents a gallon, cigarettes 60 cents a pack, a new car was $3,000.
The $300.00 a month was TAX FREE, as is most Combat Zone pay, even today. Some serviceman were financially smart; since everything was free in the army...Clothing (uniforms), medical & dental, food, cigarettes were free (C rations and SP packs) fuel, transportation (riding tanks, helicopters,etc.), free ammunition and parts for broken guns, and we got paid for it...their money accrued with 10% TAX FREE interest (called the "soldiers savings", which was voluntary), the smart servicemen returned home with today's equivalent of about $25,000, ALL PROFIT, with no overhead bills (for 3 tours, for the army only, the first tour was one year, and then in 6 month increments, so 3 tours was only 2 years).
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Did soldiers fighting in the war get paid?
yes
How much did the black soldiers get paid in Vietnam war?
fifty percent -- White soldiers were paid $13 per month while black soldiers were paid $10 with a $3 deduction for clothing, resulting in a net pay of $7. To answer your question, then; black soldiers were paid $6 dollars less than white soldiers, almost half as much. This was ended with the equal pay act passed by Congress in June, 1864 where it was stipulated that black soldiers would receive the same pay, supplies, etc. as white soldiers.
Were the soldiers of the Vietnam war respected after the war?
In America. the American soldiers? No. In Vietnam - the Vietnamese Viet-Cong? Yes.
Did soldiers in the Vietnam war get train to fight?
Soldiers from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Korea, Australia, and the United States were all effectively trained and prepared for battle in the Vietnam Conflict.
What advantage did the M-16A1 give the soldiers in the Vietnam war?
In Vietnam, for the first time in US history each and every US fighting man possessed a fully automatic rifle. During WWII, each and every US fighting man possessed a semi-automatic rifle (the M1 Garand).
Did soldiers fighting in the war get paid?
yes
What did Vietnam soldiers do when not fighting?
They tried to stave off Malaria.
What were reacions of American soldiers for fighting Vietnam war?
They were drafted.
Did American soldiers ever physically fight Soviet soldiers?
Indirectly. Vietnam for example was the U.S. indirectly fighting Russia who supplied Vietnam.
Is the war in Aganistain the same as the Vietnam war?
When Afghanistan jet fighters are fighting US jet fighters. When Afghanistan tanks are fighting US tanks. When Afghanistan warships are fighting US warships. When Afghanistan soldiers are fighting US soldiers. Then it will be like Vietnam. Right now, it just a law enforcement issue; finding terrorists, arresting them, or terminating them.
What did Vietnam soldiers do when they wern't fighting?
They were either helpingVietnamese people getting to safety or helping injured people
How did Americans get out of fighting in the Vietnam War?
The Americans used a process called Vietnamization to pull their troops out of Vietnam. South Vietnamese soldiers slowly took over the jobs of American soldiers in Vietnam in order to get troops out without causing much of a dramatic change.
What are the similarities in the soldiers fighting in the Vietnam war than in the Iraq war?
US Servicemen were fighting regular (NVA) soldiers and airmen from the North Vietnamese Army, Air Force, and Navy (Tonkin Gulf Incident). US Servicemembers are NOT fighting the Iraqi Air Force, Army, or Navy.
How did the vietnam war affect us soldiers?
The Vietnam war effected soldiers physically with strain of fighting in the jungle but it also effected soldiers psychological mind set. Soldiers were pulled out of school and work at the age of 17 and thrown into the war. The soldiers had to drink and smoke marijuana to deal with the war. It was hard for soldiers to come back for war and make a life.
What type of trainings did the soldiers in Vietnam need?
living conditions of Vietnam soldiers
Is there a listing of Jewish soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan?
that's ridiculous there have been many Jewish soldiers who have died fighting there were no Jewish soldiers killed in that war. Need to know the Number of Jewish soldiers killed in Vietnam, Korean War, and Iraq.
Who were the rebels during the revolution war?
North Vietnamese soldiers were referred to as the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) by the GI's in Vietnam, during the war. Southern Communist soldiers living in South Vietnam and fighting in South Vietnam, were called the Viet Cong (VC).
