Military compensation per active duty service member rose by 42 percent between 2001-2012, though the active duty force grew by less than 1 percent. Without modernization of the benefits system, the only way to meet spending caps in the Budget Control Act of 2011 will be to shrink the armed forces or cut other essential parts of the defense budget.
Military compensation per active duty service member rose by 42 percent between 2001-2012, though the active duty force grew by less than 1 percent. Without modernization of the benefits system, the only way to meet spending caps in the Budget Control Act of 2011 will be to shrink the armed forces or cut other essential parts of the defense budget.