Military personnel receive pay for their work. They are paid twice a month and the money is normally direct deposited into an account, with some amount available in cash, depending on their location and the availability of cash.
yes
About a deployed Marine's 18-day old daughter.
In most cases you will keep your rank. You will certainly keep your years in service, which is another factor in pay. You might not keep rank if you change specialties.
Yes, and it should be easier.
deployed in the middle east with a marine special forces unit providing medical support!
No, not the ones deployed in an accident.
no
$1.50 a day no, more than deployed military, as an E-4 deployed with wife and children, Military only counts ONE kid though. I made $2400/mo that's with separation pay, hostile fire pay, and combat zone pay, an E-1 deployed with no wife or kids would make about $2150/mo
1450
I've sent my deployed Marine a care package and it took about 2 weeks for it to get there.
true
Look for the latest pay-grade scale for 0-3.
Not if deployed to a combat zone as defined by federal law (i.e. Afghanistan). If they reenlist while in a combat zone, that bonus is tax free as well. They won't pay federal or state income taxes. If deployed to an area that is not a combat zone (i.e. South Korea), they will pay federal taxes and likely state taxes unless there's an exception offered under the state laws of their home state.