09/14/13
Add this to your list of “I Will Never Forgets.” Barack Obama has threatened to veto any DOD spending bill that does not significantly reduce Military pay raises and increase Tricare (health care) costs to the servicemember. Military members are slated to receive a 1.8 percent pay raise for 2013. We have a law that protects military pay from falling below the rate of inflation. With the cut, we will remove that lawful protection for the first time. Citing increases in the housing and subsistence allowance, the raise will be cut from approximately $47 per month to approximately $26 per month. The BAS (Basic Allowance for Subsistence) (food) is NOT assistance for a servicemember’s dependents. It is solely to assist the Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine or Guard member. Military health care, known as TriCare is also expected to see dramatic increases. See the actual basic pay for the military below.
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