https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-explain-to-me-the-current-proposals-to-cut-benefits-in-order-to-improve-readiness <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Here is what I am reading as the proposal to be voted on:<br /> – Cap military pay raises for several more years, starting with a one percent raise cap in January 2015 to match the 2014 increase.<br /><br />– Dampen increases in basic allowances for housing until BAH recipients, on average, pay five percent of rental costs out of pocket.<br /><br />– Consolidate TRICARE health insurance options into a preferred provider network that would have new fees and also higher fees.<br /><br />– Make a phased cut in taxpayer support of commissaries so that average savings on groceries drop from 30 percent down to 10. Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:15:20 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-explain-to-me-the-current-proposals-to-cut-benefits-in-order-to-improve-readiness <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Here is what I am reading as the proposal to be voted on:<br /> – Cap military pay raises for several more years, starting with a one percent raise cap in January 2015 to match the 2014 increase.<br /><br />– Dampen increases in basic allowances for housing until BAH recipients, on average, pay five percent of rental costs out of pocket.<br /><br />– Consolidate TRICARE health insurance options into a preferred provider network that would have new fees and also higher fees.<br /><br />– Make a phased cut in taxpayer support of commissaries so that average savings on groceries drop from 30 percent down to 10. Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:15:20 -0400 2014-04-17T21:15:20-04:00 2014-04-17T21:15:20-04:00