DOD Personnel Cost Dilemma

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:04:33 -0500

Okay, so we are all talking about the Defense Department's budget cuts and what will happen to all of our pay and entitlements.

Here is an article from last year that speaks to the problem we are facing. Don't get me wrong, I think everyone who is currently serving should be grandfathered into their current retirement program. In this short article you can see the problem we are going to face in the coming decades. We can all complain about it, but at the end of the day, if something isn't done, then we may get nothing...

Bottom Line, something has to be done.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/personnel-costs-are-a-growing-threat-to-defense-military-leaders-tell-congress/2013/11

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2014 8:06 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:06:01 -0500

Here is the CBO report. Read it to better understand what we are up against.

http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/11-14-12-MilitaryComp_0.pdf

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 31 at 2014 12:05 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 00:05:00 -0500

Sir, I cannot get the first link to work.

I am a little under the weather but shall read the CBO Report this weekend.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 31 at 2014 9:45 AM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:45:20 -0500

see if this works
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/personnel-costs-are-a-growing-threat-to-defense-military-leaders-tell-congress/2013/11/13/016e7c12-4af5-11e3-ac54-aa84301ced81_story.html

Personnel costs are a growing threat to defense, military leaders tell Congress

Overhead for the services is crushing their budgets, military leaders says