11:43 am, January 28, 2012

Group surveys pay, benefits ahead of proposed DoD cuts

The Pentagon has unveiled details of a 10-year strategy for defense cuts — including reductions in military pay and benefits. But before any large-scale changes are made, service members should be given a chance to voice their opinions of their compensation packages, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary, a prominent defense think tanks argues.

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-- Lt. Gen. Peter Vangjel
Army inspector general
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