Commission Eyes Converting Military to a Salary System

There will still be differences, married not married, eating in the chow hall, authorized to mess separately, special pays, special duty. The list goes on and on. No, I don't think a civilian salary is the solution. Will end costing much more than it does now with not much benefit IMHO. Can it be tweaked? Yes, but I don't think you need to take a butcher knife to it either. Semper Fi.

I think a lot of good can come from the conversation.

There are a lot of problems with the current military pay structure. Equal pay for dramatically disparate jobs and performance levels. Raises based on longevity, not performance. Tax-free benefits that allow SM's to qualify for TANF/SNAP, while not accurately representing their income.

Whether or not the military should be a salary system, I honestly don't know. But I think a system as rife with issues as the current one is should at the minimum be evaluated, and recommendations made for improvement, from experts on the subject.