I am being honest. Basic pay increases apply to military no matter where they are posted. I won’t demean any military specialty here by saying some deserve less others. Someone slogging through the hills of Afghanistan deserves to make more (for the same grade) than someone sitting in an office in the US. I think combat pay in particular should be very generous. Plus, combat pay won’t continue to inflate the budget once war is over.
It should also be Income Tax free both state and federal.
People in Kuwait were getting combat pay along with people serving in the streets of Mosul....combat pay is a nice idea but it is blanket coverage.
I am not against it I just understand it is not always used by those facing adversity.
Bear in mind you might be the guy in the rear with the gear at times or the guy in the streets playing with Haji.
I’ve mostly been the former but I’ve had the honor of being the latter in a bunch of different situations.