Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin House defense bills include big push to raise pay for junior military members

House defense bills include big push to raise pay for junior military members

Published: June 16, 2023, 1:03 p.m.

b'For the 2024 budget cycle, serious military recruiting problems appear to have put the House\\u2019s appropriations and authorization committees in a generous mood when it comes to\\xa0personnel spending.\\nAlthough all uniformed servicemembers are likely to see their biggest raise since the George W. Bush administration, the House\\u2019s legislation would give the military\\u2019s most junior members even larger increases, along with a host of other provisions meant to improve compensation and quality of life for lower-ranking enlistees.\\nAll military members are expected to get a 5.2 percent pay increase next year: President Biden\\u2019s proposed budget and the House appropriations and authorization bills each agree on that figure, and that raise alone would be the biggest percentage increase uniformed members have seen since 2002.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'