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Making Do With Less of More
Making Do With Less of More: Airmen and Air Force civilians, like all members of the US military, are slated to get a 1.4 percent bump in base pay in Fiscal 2011 under the Pentagon's new budget proposal. And Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale says he hopes that Congress won’t try to tack on an extra 0.5 percent as it’s done in the past several years. "Military deserves generous pay; they're under a great deal of stress," Hale said Monday when discussing the budget. But, he added, when Congress bolsters the base pay level by an extra 0.5 percent, this adds about $500 million to the Pentagon's base budget, money that DOD needs to train and equip its forces. Accordingly, he said he's urging Congress to enact the 1.4-percent raise, which would keep military pay in step with increases in the private sector, but not to add on more.
2/3/2010
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On the Record
People Power
"The real power of our Air Force, like our sister services, is our people, our airmen, in this case. Not only the excellence that they strive to provide, but the commitment that their families offer us on a daily basis. So, while we tend to focus on things, I just want to remind that this is really about wonderful people doing the nation's business."
—Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz concluding his remarks during a briefing with reporters in the Pentagon, Jan. 27, 2012. |
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On the Record
Courage, Selflessness, Teamwork
"For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Most of al Qaeda's top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban's momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home. These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America's armed forces. At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they exceed all expectations."
—President Obama in his State of the Union speech, Jan. 24, 2012. |
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