Posted on 06/11/2024 8:51:35 PM PDT by bitt
The Biden administration “strongly opposes” a proposal to raise the pay of junior enlisted service members in the military — even after nearly spending seven times the proposed amount on Ukraine and the broader region’s security.
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would give all junior troops a pay raise, representing a rough total of $24.4 billion over five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Biden administration said in a statement on Tuesday that it does not support the proposed “significant, permanent” pay hike until it has had a chance to conduct a compensation review.
“The Administration is strongly committed to taking care of our Servicemembers and their families, and appreciates the Committee’s concern for the needs of the most junior enlisted members, but strongly opposes making a significant, permanent change to the basic pay schedule before the completion of the Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation,” the White House budget office said.
The Biden administration has spent over $175 billion on aid to Ukraine and European security since 2022 — roughly one-seventh of the proposed pay hike for the junior troops, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The $175 billion amount is broken into several packages over the course of two years, including the most recent aid package of $61 billion in April.
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That explains the Trump comment I caught earlier without context.
The woke military opposes the American people.
And so, anything that weakens the military is a good thing.
I only wish they would refuse pay raises for the FBI.
Biden is a skidmark on The Underwear of Life.
I’m at that point where I’m not sure I can even trust the military anymore.
retention problems, and now chasing off enlistments too... perfect
That’s not by accident.
The Russian military is always weak so they won't challenge the Tsars (later the Soviets).
Looks like we're copying them.
Not hardly. Their Commander in Chief is corrupt to the bone.
100%
That’s Biden’s Puppet Masters talking. They hate our military. Probably Kamala feels the same.
.....if only they were to pony up 10% for the big guy.
All this WOKE crap, plus today’s wide open LGBT military and all the PC renaming of Army Fort’s that were named after Southern Generals, and; it makes real military types want to puke. When I saw a photo of two males getting married outside the main chapel at Fort Bragg it made me sick. Our whole country has been changed by the left. It is a disgrace.
This is what Obama meant when he talked about how he was going to “fundamentally change America.”
The Democrats are destroying anything good or wholesome about our country.
Amen...
They are turning the military against the people and the Constitution. That way ,they can bring them in when we finally say ,enough is enough. We have to abolish this Government and start over. Can’t imagine a better time to start.
Hey Biden crapping in front of a bunch of Veterans at the D-Day remembrance ceremonies wasn’t a sign of his failing body after all! He was sending a deliberate message of what he thought of them.
bttt
Two steps “forward”...
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