The Truth About Military Personnel Costs A Bargain, Not a Liability The only times the all-volunteer military force has been jeopardized have been due to budget-driven cutbacks in the military compensation package that gave insufficient weight to the extraordinary demands and sacrifices inherent in a military service career. A military career entails unique and arduous service conditions few Americans are willing to endure 20 to 30 years, including: • No personal control of career choices, controlled by needs of the Service; • Hazardous (life threatening) duty; • Service in foreign, often hostile environments; • Frequent/extended forced family separations; • Long duty hours without extra pay; • Frequent forced relocations; • Disruption of spousal career/earnings; • Disruption of children’s schooling; • Inadequate expense reimbursement; • “Up or out” promotion system; • Forced mid-life career change; • Forfeiture of personal freedoms other Americans take for granted. Dr. Jo Ann Rooney, principal deputy undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness, testified the current military retirement system is “neither unaffordable nor spiraling out of control”, noting retirement costs as a percentage of pay have remained reasonably constant.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:25:55 +0000
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