Army recruits try on their Class A service dress uniforms during basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Jan. 16, 2008 (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez) (www.army.mil)
By: FEDweek StaffSimilar to past proposals, a bill pending before the House would ensure that the lowest-ranking service members would receive a pay raise equivalent of at least $15 per hour, or $31,200 per year. The measure would help enable roughly 23,000 service members to provide for their families without having to rely upon food stamps, said Rep. Mike Garcia, R.-California, its sponsor.
“That’s 23,000 too many,” Garcia, a former Navy aviator, said. “If the government is paying for our service members to live on food stamps, we may as well pay them on the front end. To build the military of the future that will deter aggression from China and other adversaries, we must be able to recruit and retain qualified Americans to serve in our military.”
As it stands, Garcia added, young men and women can earn a better living working at fast-food restaurants than in the armed services.
“For too long, our junior enlisted service members have been neglected by Congress and our government,” Garcia added. “That ends now.”
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