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Obama to request 1.4% pay raise for 2011

President Obama will seek a 1.4 percent military pay raise for 2011 as part of his defense budget request that will be unveiled Feb. 1, according to a point paper issued Tuesday by the White House.If approved by Congress, it … Continue reading

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Obama to request 1.4% pay raise for 2011

President Obama will seek a 1.4 percent military pay raise for 2011 as part of his defense budget request that will be unveiled Feb. 1, according to a point paper issued Tuesday by the White House.If approved by Congress, it … Continue reading

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Obama to request 1.4% pay raise for 2011

President Obama will seek a 1.4 percent military pay raise for 2011 as part of his defense budget request that will be unveiled Feb. 1, according to a point paper issued Tuesday by the White House.If approved by Congress, it … Continue reading

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Obama to request 1.4% pay raise for 2011

President Obama will seek a 1.4 percent military pay raise for 2011 as part of his defense budget request that will be unveiled Feb. 1, according to a point paper issued Tuesday by the White House.If approved by Congress, it … Continue reading

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Military pay gap fiction, nonpartisan CBO says

The fate of the 2011 military pay raise may rest on how much weight lawmakers give to a claim by a nonpartisan congressional office that a purported gap in military pay doesn’t exist.Instead of the 2.4 percent pay gap cited … Continue reading

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As pay gap narrows, DoD reviews more changes

One of the fundamental areas of debate on the issue of pay comparability is whether a “pay gap” exists between service members and civilians.Military associations claim it most certainly does, and for more than a decade have successfully lobbied Congress … Continue reading

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