{"product_id":"9781524572181","title":"Exotic Adventures: Narrative of the 20 Years That I Spent in the United States Military","description":"Being married while in the service of the United States does not work out, unless you are an officer or a higher-rank NCO. As a lower-rank enlisted man and married, even with two paychecks coming in, there is never enough money.   When this story took place, I was single, with the exception of when I returned from West Germany. I was married in Germany, and as we returned to the States, there was never enough money to live the same way that we had lived while in West Germany. When I arrived in Vietnam, I received a “Dear John” letter requesting a divorce.  When I returned from Vietnam living on base, I requested to move off base because it was so noisy in the barracks. The amount of money that the government allows a lower-enlisted man is $105 per month. That doesn’t buy too much to live on—like gas for a vehicle, oil for heating, rent for a cheap housing, food, and you are broke.   I retired from the US Air Force last September 2, 1972.","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147316838640,"sku":"9781524572181","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781524572181_p0.jpg?v=1763741027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781524572181","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}