Troops don’t need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill.
The Bush administration had asked for a 3 percent military raise for Jan. 1, 2008, enough to match last year’s average pay increase in the private sector. The House Armed Services Committee recommends a 3.5 percent pay increase for 2008, and increases in 2009 through 2012 that also are 0.5 percentage point greater than private-sector pay raises.
The slightly bigger military raises are intended to reduce the gap between military and civilian pay that stands at about 3.9 percent today. Under the bill, HR 1585, the pay gap would be reduced to 1.4 percent after the Jan. 1, 2012, pay increase.
Yap. Another example of "supporting our troops" from the Bush Administration. By all means, lets keep the gap between military pay and civilian pay, it's "good" for our troops. Heaven forbid they get spoiled by paying them equal to civilians! Nah, their job is not worth more pay. Dieing for your nation is a privilege and you should not expect to be paid more.
HOGWASH!
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