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In reply to the discussion: Panetta to recommend pay cut for military [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)38. DOD can't do that without Congressional Authorization.
Congress told them (executive branch personnel running the DOD) to spend the money. They can spend 9% less, but they can't kill programs without Congress acting.
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That is a force shaping technique--lower the salaries (in effect) and attrition increases.
MADem
Feb 2013
#1
Are they fucking crazy?Military people are so underpaid it's not funny.I am an ex-Army wife.They're
judesedit
Feb 2013
#9
Those time in service raises are called "fogeys." If you look at a pay chart, you see where they
MADem
Feb 2013
#34
Hopefully those furloughed can get one of those awesome new jobs at Home Depot. nt
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#15
They can only have a pt job at both IF the companies will work with them on availability. Roflmao
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#18
Not a mention of the upper echelon taking cuts to their freaking entourages and limos.
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#19
I'm for anything that will take away from these spoiled prima donnas. What was the ratio then?
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#47
Yeah, 'cause it's those wealthy Tech Sgts that are eating up the defense budget. Yeah, that's it.
Scuba
Feb 2013
#45