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Old 05-12-07, 03:45 AM   #1
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Thought it was pretty interseting to see what these ppl earned back then.
SOURCE:http://www.valoratsea.com/officer.htm


Now i am not sure this is corect but...
Captains sallary was $550 in 1943

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What cost $550 in 1943 would cost $6573.00 in 2006.
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Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2006 and 1943,
they would cost you $550 and $46.02 respectively.
Based on:http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
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Old 05-12-07, 03:51 AM   #2
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I wonder if that was considered as good wage in those days.:hmm:
Interesting information Cox!
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Old 05-12-07, 03:57 AM   #3
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Well if you check my 1st post again (updated) you see that that calculator would give you $6573.00 in 2006....now that's not bad! if that's correct that is. Even if you skim off some 1500 you still end up with 5073 bucks a month...can't be per year surely?
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Old 05-12-07, 06:50 AM   #4
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Why wasn't i born earlyer to become an USN-captain in the fourties of last century
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Old 05-12-07, 06:58 AM   #5
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Welcome the_belgian

Nice info Captain.

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Old 05-12-07, 07:17 AM   #6
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Why wasn't i born earlyer to become an USN-captain in the fourties of last century

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All your base pay are belong to us!
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Old 05-12-07, 08:28 AM   #8
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Well if you check my 1st post again (updated) you see that that calculator would give you $6573.00 in 2006....now that's not bad! if that's correct that is. Even if you skim off some 1500 you still end up with 5073 bucks a month...can't be per year surely?
Wow! As an E-5 I made almost double what a Submarine qualified Admiral made back then! :rotfl:
Actually, A submarine Captian (read Commander) in 2006 makes more than that a month (avg base pay in 2007: $6200) as you have to figure in Sub pay, hazardous duty pay, and the Nuclear engineer pay. But very close indeed!
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That's some really good money you guys get then. Heard the Army pays crap compared.
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Old 05-12-07, 08:41 AM   #10
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That's some really good money you guys get then. Heard the Army pays crap compared.
I can't speak for the Army, I'm not sure what their pay is like. I hope they aren't getting shafted on their pay, those guys sacrifice just as much, if not a lot more than we did.
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