Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 13, 2023.
The big pay boost is part of a $842 billion Defense Department spending plan unveiled by the White House on Thursday.
The lawmaker leading the work said he hopes to propose major changes to military pay in early 2024.
The Guard wants pay and health benefits on par with active duty troops.
Advocates are hopeful they can finally fix the so-called "concurrent receipt" issue this session, following legislative successes last year.
The 2023 pay raise is 4.6%, but the 2024 raise could go even higher.
As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on the stories most-viewed by Military Times readers throughout the year.
By Military Times staff
Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said.
The defense authorization bill includes $871 billion in military spending priorities for fiscal 2023.
Lt. Ridge Alkonis was sentenced to three years in prison for killing two Japanese citizens in a car crash in 2021.
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