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Senate Panel Backs Military Retirement Change, Troop Pay Raise of 1.3%

Date Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Category: Legislation - National

This Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee legislation mark up supports a 401(k)-type military retirement plan by 2017, lower pay raises, higher TriCare pharmacy co-pay fees an slowing growth of housing allowances. The legislation would also modify courts-martial rules to protect sexual assault special victims' counsels from receiving unfavorable evaluations as a form of retaliation and authorize them to assist sexual assault survivors in filing complaints to inspectors general and members of Congress.

Read the full article at: Military.com