Mullen Says Pay, Benefit Cuts ‘On the Table’
June 15, 2011
Christian Lowe, Military.com
6/3/2011
The Pentagon’s top officer said Thursday that servicemembers will likely see cuts in pay and benefits as the military plumbs its budget for nearly half a trillion dollars in savings over the next 12 years.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen warned against taking the “relatively easy” choice of cutting hardware while maintaining the increasing costs of paying and providing ongoing health care to troops and retirees.
“Two of the big places the money is, is in pay and benefits,” Mullen told defense reporters at a June 2 breakfast meeting in Washington. “And so when I say all things are on the table, all things are on the table.”
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Harold
Barack Obama will give $2Billion dollars to Brazil to drill for oil, stop America’s drilling, give Billions$$ to Egypt, fight a war in Libya without Congressional approval and then have the audacity to reduce our countries military benefits and pay. This President is a pure loser!