Before talking about cutting troops pay/benefits, maybe we should be cutting things like the Pentagon channel?

I would agree with you are this. There are many things the Army can cut. Now that the wars are pretty much done why don't we have soldiers at the gates. I know some bases do but not all of them. I know those civilians are costing why more than a couple of PFCs and a SGT. I hate to say it but the Army cutting the number of Paratroopers is a move in the right direction. We still need them trained but maintaining status on so many really doesn't make much sense. At fort bragg you used to have soldiers at Womack on jump status. A waste of money. You have medics in other units that can perform that task. I am really curious where else they are going to look. I foresee the number of overseas bases being reduced and longer overseas tours. 

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Since I love playing the devils advocate if you had to choose between a reduction in COLA which could change when the current administration is kicked to the damn curb or have the whole retirement system cut until you are 65? Many have been pushing for us to lose all of our benefits until 65 with the general hope that most of us will be dead saving the government a lot of money. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cuts do need to be made and upon reading the Senator who pushed for the changes said it is not as much a straight cut but a more accurate way of calculating how COLA should be paid. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overall I would rather cut things like how many posts are out there and wasteful things that we don't need like more friggin tanks but most Congressmen/women get kickbacks for these programs so they force them on us. Well now I am off my soapbox. </p><p><br></p>

The $6 million annual budget for the Pentagon Channel is a mere drop in a huge bucket.