{"id":42963,"date":"2014-04-10T16:46:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T20:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=42963"},"modified":"2014-04-10T17:01:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T21:01:02","slug":"chandler-stevens-give-congress-the-go-ahead-to-slash-personnel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=42963","title":{"rendered":"Chandler & Stevens give Congress the go-ahead to slash personnel costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

We discussed earlier today how Marine Corps Sergeant Major Michael P. Barrett threw his Marines under the bus, telling Congress that it would make the Corps a better place if they cut pay. According to the Stars & Stripes<\/a>, he went back today to drive his point home;<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my 33 years I have never seen this level of quality of life ever! We have never had it so good,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I say that, in part, because if we don\u2019t get a hold of slowing the growth [in compensation], we will become an entitlements-based, a health-care provider-based corps, and not a war-fighting organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the administration\u2019s plan to impose another one percent pay cap in January \u201cmakes sense because our quality of life is good.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And, oh yeah, the Sergeant Major of the Army and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy joined him under Congress’ desk;<\/p>\n

Enlisted leaders of Army, Navy and Air Force sounded more wary than Barrett of proposed pay caps or compensation curbs. But they delivered their own warnings to Congress not to balk at making hard decisions on pay and benefits at the expense of training, equipment and readiness.<\/p>\n

A compensation slowdown \u201cis not something, if we were given a choice, that we would want to do,\u201d said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens. \u201cGiven the fact that the slice of pie is only so big, this is what we must do in order to maintain readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like this and it\u2019s a challenge but it\u2019s what\u2019s necessary,\u201d said Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, of compensation curbs proposed. \u201cWe have to make sure\u2026our soldiers are trained and ready for anything the nation is going to ask them to do. It\u2019s got to trump the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope, if we make those decisions, you will stand behind us,\u201d Senator King told the enlisted leaders. \u201cYes sir,\u201d Chandler said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The only thing that really surprises me is that the ranking enlisted troops didn’t endorse Jim Moran’s plan to raise Congress’ pay, but, you know, they were too busy trading away their self-respect for their own post-retirement jobs. Or some sort of sexual reference, if you prefer.<\/p>\n

ADDED:<\/strong> ROS sends a link from USMC Life<\/a> written by kristine who writes an excellent open letter to Sergeant Major Michael P. Barrett in regards to his statement yesterday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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