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  • Hagel hints at military pay cuts, dings Reagan DOD

    04/03/2013 2:53:35 PM PDT · by markomalley · 23 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 4/3/2013 | Joel Gehrke
    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for the Defense Department to be organized more efficiently than it was under Ronald Reagan after raising the possibility of cuts in pay and benefits for military members. Hagel blamed the prospective cuts on sequestration. “[F]iscal realities demand another hard look at personnel – how many people we have both military and civilian, how many we need, what these people do, and how we compensate them for their work, service, and loyalty with pay, benefits and health care,” Hagel said at the National Defense University today. He also hinted at cutting jobs for military brass....