Troops Get Another Big Pay Raise in 2021 Budget Request
The proposed military pay raise for fiscal 2021 in the Defense Department’s budget request, released Monday, is 3%, the second-highest pay raise for troops since 2010. The 3% raise, following 2020’s 3.1% bump, ensures that the troops will be “well compensated” and underlines DoD’s recognition that military and civilian personnel “are our most valuable resource” in carrying…