Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Way better than a new All Defense Mfg Strike Fighter

Rep Jerry McNerney D-CA has proposed some new defense spending that might actually do some good.
Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., proposes increases in eight different military pays:

• Hostile fire pay, now $225 a month, would increase to $600.

• Imminent danger pay, also $225 a month, would increase to $350 a month.

• Family separation allowance, now $250 a month, would increase to $450 a month.

• Continuation pay for special warfare officers, now $5,000 for each year of additional service, would increase to up to $20,000 for each year of additional service.

• Hazardous duty pay, which ranges from $150 to $450 a month, would increase to $200 to $500 a month. Service members could continue to receive up to three separate hazard pays at the same time.

• Hospitalization pay for members medically evacuated from a combat zone, now $430 a month, would increase to $600.

• Special pay for members of weapons of mass destruction civil support teams, now $150 a month, would increase to $300 a month.

• Special pay for psychologists and social workers, now $2,000 to $5,000 a year, would increase to $4,000 to $10,000 a year.

• Special pay for extending an overseas tour, now $80 a month or $2,000 a year if paid in lump sum, would increase to $200 a month or $3,000 in a lump sum.

McNerney calls the package of pay increases the Combat Operations and Medical Benefit Authorization for our Troops Act, or COMBAT Act. Introduced Jan. 13, the bill, HR 4440, was referred to the House Armed Services Committee for consideration as part of the 2011 defense budget.
Way more useful than buying some junior birdman a new hot rod.

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