‘It affects the mission’: Service members speak out as COLA slashed in largest overseas US military community
By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN
STARS AND STRIPES • May 24, 2022
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Service members and their families in the largest U.S. military community overseas are criticizing a Pentagon decision to drastically cut their take-home pay based partially on data collected before inflation spiraled to its present heights.
The cost of living allowance for the Kaiserslautern Military Community, which includes large Army and Air Force populations, is set to drop by 10 index points starting June 1, meaning many service members and Defense Department civilians will receive hundreds of dollars less each month.
That contrasts sharply with the revisions in some nearby areas with comparably high costs of living. Stuttgart and Spangdahlem, for example, will see a decrease of only 4 points.
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