Check out this article from Army Times: Enlisted chiefs tell Congress pay fears are hurting morale
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/2016/02/26/enlisted-chiefs-tell-congress-pay-fears-hurting-morale/80997540/The military services’ top enlisted leaders pointed out retirement confusion, housing deterioration and slow growth in overall compensation among top quality-of-life concerns for troops and families at a congressional hearing Friday, where a California Democrat on the panel of lawmakers described his own expected $60,000 federal retirement as "not a lot" and said it's "unfair for people to say" military compensation is "just not enough."