July 10, 2023 11:12am EDT
Air Force cuts pay for toughest jobs, refuses to disclose details to spouses, public
Only those with active access to official Air Force portals can see which jobs still qualify for the pay
By Michael Lee | Fox News
The U.S. Air Force is cutting the list of jobs that qualify for its special bonus pay and has so far released few details about which jobs will fall victim.
An Air Force board, formed to review Special Duty Assignment Pay, reduced the number of jobs that qualify for the bonus money last month, slashing the number of jobs that qualify for the pay from 103 to 70 ahead of fiscal year 2024, and has refused to disclose which jobs will no longer qualify for the bonus, according to a report from Military.com.
Special Duty Assignment Pay can range anywhere from an extra $75 to $450 per month for service members taking on some of the service's toughest assignments, with many members choosing the assignments because of the extra money.
However, family members, who help plan monthly budgets, have been unable to access a list of which jobs will be cut from qualifying for the bonus pay. Instead, only those with access to an official Air Force portal will be able to see which jobs still qualify.
According to the Military.com report, multiple inquiries asking for details on the cuts have gone unanswered by the Air Force, something that has caused frustration for family and government watchdogs.
"The Air Force public affairs office is once again showing a reflexive secrecy, withholding unclassified information from the public without justification," Jason Paladino, a researcher at the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight, told Military.com. "U.S. taxpayers have a right to know how much they are paying members of the military."
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