The funding includes a 15% pay raise for junior enlisted service members, maintenance of aging military housing, more specialty healthcare providers and possible free wifi and unaccompanied housing. We focused on pay and compensation knowing that our military members are struggling, especially in this economy, to pay their bills and to afford just a quality, a quality of life that they deserve. The former Navy helicopter pilot says flying over issues that erode morale is not acceptable. (01:16–01:27)
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Asserts that Congress is addressing military pay and compensation due to economic struggles.
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