Tag: military pay

Obama’s War on the Troops

Panetta calls for soldier pay freeze one year after TRICARE cut proposal

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Soldiers attend a deployment ceremony Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP)

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will recommend to Congress that military salaries be limited to a 1 percent increase next year due to “budget uncertainties” related to sequestration.