The Senate Armed Services Committee is preparing to back a 2.7 percent pay raise for troops and Defense Department employees, but decisions on increases for National Guard specialty pay and other military compensation remain in debate format over the Senate’s draft mark-up of the FY-2022 defense authorization bill. The White House and House Appropriations Committee have already publicly backed a 2.7 percent raise. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and chair of the committee’s personnel panel, said the proposed raise shows support for keeping military pay levels strong and renews support for DoD civilians. "We might finally include a pay raise for civilians that matches inflation,” she said. The proposed pay would be lower than what troops saw this year (3 percent), but equal to federal formulas for civilian wage increases. (Source: Military Times 07/20/21) 2.7 percent raise for troops, DoD civilians next year gains momentum (militarytimes.com)
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