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Plans for Iraq, your pay and the defense budgetThe Army under ObamaBy Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Nov 16, 2008 9:51:04 EST
President-elect Barack Obama, who has said he knows he must earn the military’s respect, now faces delivering on some of his promises, especially ending the war in Iraq without leaving chaos behind and restoring stability to the lives of troops and their families.
Some early signs will come when the Obama administration draws up its first defense budget, expected to be delivered to Congress within three months of his January inauguration.
During his campaign, the senator from Illinois pledged to have a “people first” national security plan, including military pay raises that restore parity with the private sector, more time between deployments for active and reserve forces, and increased focus on family and health care matters.
Some of those details will be fleshed out in the budget. For example:
• Obama promised “pay parity” for service members without really defining what that means.
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