Basic pay, for a 19 YO in the British Army??

[Harry Bloomfield]

Anyone know how much a 19 year old would likely be paid, actual take home pay please, in the British Army. Just a basic squadie.

No, I don't know any more than that, and will not be explaining the reason for my question, it's personal. I just need an idea.

 

[IT Minion]

How much is the take home pay during training?

Hello all, I'm due to be starting training soon and I am basically wondering how much I will actually have in my pocket after all expenses and deductions? I know that pay is £15k ish, which is a fair bit less than my current job, and I just want to make sure I have enough in savings to get me...

www.arrse.co.uk

 

[conny]

Harry, have a look at this. Won't tell you 'take home' but you can roughly work out what it might be.

Pay & Benefits - British Army Jobs

Find out how much you could expect to earn when you join the Army as an officer or soldier, and the many benefits you'll enjoy.

apply.army.mod.uk

 

[fillyboy]

How much is the take home pay during training?

Hello all, I'm due to be starting training soon and I am basically wondering how much I will actually have in my pocket after all expenses and deductions? I know that pay is £15k ish, which is a fair bit less than my current job, and I just want to make sure I have enough in savings to get me...

www.arrse.co.uk

Hehe, the old arrse forum, the NAAFI bar is not for the faint hearted.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Harry, have a look at this. Won't tell you 'take home' but you can roughly work out what it might be.

Pay & Benefits - British Army Jobs

Find out how much you could expect to earn when you join the Army as an officer or soldier, and the many benefits you'll enjoy.

apply.army.mod.uk

Would that make him a recruit, on £16844. How much of that goes on army housing, food and taxes? Just a rough idea?

 

[Notch7]

Anyone know how much a 19 year old would likely be paid, actual take home pay please, in the British Army. Just a basic squadie.

No, I don't know any more than that, and will not be explaining the reason for my question, it's personal. I just need an idea.

I’m not you will get in Harry.

 

[Old Salt]

Would that make him a recruit, on £16844. How much of that goes on army housing, food and taxes? Just a rough idea?

Recruit according to the army is £16844.
Tax calculator on basic rate tax shows as £1419, less food and accommodation, approx £200 on the Arse forum response from a couple of years ago. So you can reckon about £1200 per month.

Any forces careers office will be able to tell your potential recruit. Don't bank on it being an easy process though as since Capita have taken over managing the process it can take many months to complete.

 

[just pumps]

Would have thought everybody knows how to use Google even somebody who thinks up dumb Q`s every bleeding day!

 

[gant]

Would have thought everybody knows how to use Google even somebody who thinks up dumb Q`s every bleeding day!

A bottle of rum was purchased this week which gives the purchaser a dispensation order for all utterances forthwith.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Would have thought everybody knows how to use Google even somebody who thinks up dumb Q`s every bleeding day!

I'm well able to use Google, but my search term revealed no useful clues about likely take-home.

 

[just pumps]

I'm well able to use Google, but my search term revealed no useful clues about likely take-home.

Really ? You must harder before giving up.

 

[mattylad]

Bejeesus!
Hardly worth getting off ya backside and stopping the dole for that amount.

To think these lads will be going to fight for our country - or at the very least lump some sandbags about when the UK floods again.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Bejeesus!
Hardly worth getting off ya backside and stopping the dole for that amount.

To think these lads will be going to fight for our country - or at the very least lump some sandbags about when the UK floods again.

It's a darn sight more than I was paid, at that age. Don't you mean 'might' rather than will, then there is the cheap all in living and the opportunity to travel and see the world for free.

 

[gas112]

one thing about young new recruits that used to happen and may still . They did not get access to their total weekly pay they only got a percentage of it at pay parade and the rest was saved for them till they got leave

 

[charliegolf]

Horse's mouth... =£1285/month