C++ reading text file extracting c-string using get function

I am attempting to read a record from a (.txt) file. The layout is:
int ID;
char name[21];
double Payrate;
int  dependents;

I am using the code block below:

 while (!masterFile.eof())
      {
         //get the next read of the file
       masterFile >> ID;
        masterFile.get( name, 21, '\n' );
       masterFile>> payRate >> dependents >> eType;
       numItems++;
      }

The question is the "get" function does not work, it returns nothing. When this happens the rest of the read is messed up. Could someone tell me how to get this get to work. I must use the get function please do not suggest other methods.