{"id":40706,"date":"2014-03-26T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T15:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=40706"},"modified":"2014-03-26T11:15:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T15:15:59","slug":"pentagons-lies-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=40706","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon’s lies to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROS sends us a link to Military.com<\/a> in which they report to Congress that the troops are willing to give up their pay and benefits if it means they can train and have better equipment. At least, that’s what I think it says, because I can’t quite read around the ads that Military.com places right over the text that I’m trying to read.<\/p>\n

Vice Adm. William F. Moran, chief of naval personnel and deputy chief of naval operations, told lawmakers that sailors he has met with over the past six months have spoken more about “the quality of the service” they’re able to do than anything other topic.<\/p>\n

The view was shared by other officials, including Sheryl E. Murray, assistant deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs for the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n

“I would emphasize our Marines do enjoy a good quality of life. Our Marines love being in the Marine Corps family,” she said. “Most of all, they want the right equipment. … They want to be trained, and they want to be ready. That is the overriding desire.”<\/p>\n

Personnel officials from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and the Department of Defense met with the House Armed Services’ Military Personnel subcommittee to talk about cuts to pay and benefits the Pentagon is proposing for its upcoming budget.<\/p>\n

These include a smaller pay raise — 1 percent raise, an average 5 percent reduction in housing allowances, and higher health care fees for some retirees.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You know, when I served, I used to think the same thing – that my pay was low, but my training was expensive, so I weighed the two against each other, and figured that if I lived to retire, that was payment enough. But since I got out, I see how dependents of the welfare system, and employees at other agencies in the Executive Department aren’t willing to make the same sacrifice, always demanding more and complaining to the media how they need more. <\/p>\n

So the troops continue to sacrifice, the majority of the cuts are to personnel costs in the Pentagon. But those cuts don’t intrude on the largesse and comfort for those at the top. The job of the top brass is to take care of their troops, not to make it easier on the consciences of Congress while they slash troops’ compensation, so that those fat cats with stars on their shoulders can cling to the perks of their offices.<\/p>\n

I think the troops would agree with what the Pentagon sockpuppets are telling Congress if the cuts to pay and compensation were across the board in the Executive Department. But this is me not holding my breath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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