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U.S. Troops' Pay Rises Less Than Civilians

And people wonder why no one stays in the military? So very, very dishonorable.

Via UPI.

U.S. government civilian employees are going to get a higher pay rise than the U.S. military.

In a break with tradition, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a higher 2007 pay raise for civilian federal employees than for military service members, GovExec.com reported.

On the same day committee members voted for a 2.7 percent civilian pay hike as part of the fiscal 2007 Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill, they backed a 2.2 percent pay raise for members of the military as part of the Defense spending bill.

The 2.7 percent figure for civilians matches a mid-June vote by the full U.S. House of Representatives. The 2.2 percent military raise also matches a House floor vote on the Defense appropriations bill, although that vote went against the House's earlier position to provide a 2.7 percent military raise as part of separate legislation - the fiscal 2007 defense authorization bill.

posted by Fergie @ 7/24/2006 03:30:00 PM