There are 2 ways to check your mil bucks. First, look at the left part of any of your posts. Under your name, there is a balance of mil bucks on hand. The other way is to look at your profile. There is a mil buck balance as well.
Since you are new, you probably won't need to open an account at the forum bank any time soon. There are plenty of things at the PX that you probably want to buy. Once you are done buying your stuff and have earned about 1,000 mil bucks, you should think about opening an account.
also read these and you'll be all set
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