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<h1 class="omc-post-heading-standard" style="margin-top: 17px; margin-bottom: 13px; font-size: 3em; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif;">General Tells Congress Troops Are Willing To Sacrifice Pay</h1><div>http://americanmilitarynews.com/2014/03/general-tells-congress-troops-willing-sacrifice-pay/<br></div><div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="http://americanmilitarynews.com/wp-content/uploads/Generals-2-249x166.jpeg"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a target="_blank" href="http://americanmilitarynews.com/2014/03/general-tells-congress-troops-willing-sacrifice-pay/">General Tells Congress Troops Are Willing To Sacrifice Pay</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">In testimony to Congress last week, military leaders told Congress that military personnel are understanding as to why they must take pay cuts. The officials </div></div><div style="clear:both"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>
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SFC Stephen P.
DD 4/1 (page 2) 9 b.
"Laws and regulations that govern military personnel may
change without notice to me. Such changes may affect my status,
pay, allowances, benefits, and responsibilities as a member of the
Armed Forces REGARDLESS of the provisions of this enlistment/
reenlistment document"
"Laws and regulations that govern military personnel may
change without notice to me. Such changes may affect my status,
pay, allowances, benefits, and responsibilities as a member of the
Armed Forces REGARDLESS of the provisions of this enlistment/
reenlistment document"
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It seems like an end around to protect pet projects they all want to work on after retirement. Soldiers know their pay isn't great and with budget cuts it is always possible to lose out but when these Generals go before Congress and say soldiers would rather take pay cuts than lose projects like the F-35 or having another carrier we may or may not need is ridiculous and it is obviously done without actually talking to any servicemembers.
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Minimum wage is going up in some states, purchase power for Service Members is going down. Generals make so much we won't even discuss about them having to trade in the Disney vacation for the Six Flag's package.<div>I'm out without a retirement package, so this showboating from Generals (of who there are way to many) no longer affects me. There seriously needs to be some realignment of priorities in the "House", whether that's military in-house or the Congressional, doesn't matter, current political and military elitism, power and prestige without responsibility or consequences is getting old.</div>
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