Pentagon Review Finds Troops' Pay Is Competitive But Recommends Quality-of-Life Tweaks
The Pentagon’s pay review, conducted every four years, has found that service members are paid just as well, if not better, than similar civilians. The review, known as the Quadrenial Review of Military Compensation, or QRMC, was unveiled Wednesday and reported that “the department’s compensation package is strongly competitive with the civilian labor market,” a […]
More Military Quality-of-Life Improvements Needed, Lawmakers Say, But Budget Caps They Passed Stand in the Way
Leading lawmakers are signaling they want to infuse even more cash into military quality-of-life improvements than the Pentagon asked for in its annual budget request unveiled on Monday. But they are running into the reality that spending caps they previously agreed to could force Congress to make tough tradeoffs in the defense budget. The Pentagon’s […]
The Army’s Sergeant Major Is About to Face Congress on Quality-of-Life Issues. He May Have a Lot to Answer For.
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer will make his Capitol Hill debut next week as senior enlisted leaders from each service are set to testify on quality-of-life issues for troops, and he will likely have his work cut out for him. The testimony comes at a time when the Army is beset with growing […]
