I was getting $570 a check after taxes and that was including separate rats
Then I went and got a car and half my checks went to the note and insurance
That was 2002 tho
Pay wasn’t that bad especially after I got my second job on base a couple years later.
But yea officer is definitely the way to go
Speaking of that, I dunno if it was you or someone else but I’m calling

on whoever said a Major lives check to check
A 1LT with 2 years in service gets more than an E6 with 10 years in service
Im pretty sure any Major makes more than any enlisted person