DOD UNVEILS PLAN TO HELP FAMILIES
Fri, 09/23/2022 - 09:30
In the face of rising consumer prices, the Defense Department has unveiled a 13-point plan to help service members and their families.
“This is personal for me,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin writes in a Sept. 22 memorandum to Pentagon leaders and combatant commanders. “I have seen firsthand how much our military families sacrifice to keep our force strong, healthy and ready to defend this exceptional nation,” he says. “I understand the extraordinary pressures that our military families face, and we are determined to do right by them.”
In addition to a 4.6% raise in basic pay effective Jan. 1, here are the other extraordinary steps Austin has directed:
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