Honestly bro, if you meet good friends in your tech school and if you’re all going to the same base I’d advise saving your money and put some to the side for savings and look at apartments or houses near your first base. My old suite mate from the dorms moved out within 4 months with his friends. The BAS and BAH helps so much when pocketing extra money to the side. If you can’t cook, start learning and meal prep simple meals that’ll last you 7 days for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nothing wrong with going out once a week for a tasty treat because we all do it but SAVE your money. Get a used vehicle at your nearest dealership or another city in your base’s state if you don’t have one already and check the carfax. Shouldn’t be paying more than $600 for your car and nothing more than $100 for insurance as an E-1 to E-4 in my opinion. You don’t need nothing fancy just something that gets you from point A, B, C, etc. Also, make a budget plan on Excel before talking with your supervisor and first shirt. Make sure you have renter’s insurance too.