Hagel Says Cuts to Pay and Benefits are Needed

http://www.military.com ^ | November 5, 2013 | Richard Sisk

[NKP_Vet]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Tuesday that troops and their families will be asked to sacrifice on pay and benefits to preserve readiness in an era of tighter budgets.

Hagel listed politically-charged changes to compensation and personnel policy as one of his top six priorities in reforming the military following the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as the department gears up to meet new challenges.

"This may be the most difficult" to achieve among his six priorities, Hagel said of proposals to trim pay increases, overhaul TRICARE and review retirement benefits while adapting to cuts in personnel.

[NKP_Vet]

Sgt Bagel, the tongue-tied stooge mascarading as Sec of Defense says military personnel are paid to much, retirees get too much money and the military health plan for active duty and retirees is just too good a deal. Says he'll request budget cuts in all these programs. Let's see how far this gets. Not a member of Congress, in either party, if they value their jobs, will agree to any of these cuts. Just a pipe-dream for this rum-head and his military-hating muslim leader. In the meantime sodomite sensitivity training to be well-funded, and you will attend, or you will be demoted and discharged.

[Olog-hai]

I say cuts to Hagel are needed. The man needs to stay very far away from DC. Maybe Greenland?

[IncPen]

The point is to lower morale and eviscerate the cadre.

Isn’t that what the enemies of America would hope for?

[Paladin2]

I start the cuts with a frontal lobotomy.

[Paladin2]

I’d start the cuts with a frontal lobotomy.

[donmeaker]

Obama said today how much he wanted to help Veterans.

Everything he says has an expiration date.

[G Larry]

Why wouldn’t the hate America crowd make this announcement on Veteran’s Day?

[SandRat]

Did you know about Hagel wanting to do this?

[GreyFriar]

I’m waiting for him to recommend returning to the pay scales of when there was the draft. or perhaps the 1940 $21.00 a month for privates.

[dforest]

That is a dirty thing to do. Our communist admin of Obama enjoys sticking it to the troops and veterans.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The way we acquire new weapons systems is broken. First, we pay a company to come up with a new concept, then we pay them tens of billions of dollars to develop it over then next 15 years, completely ignoring the fact that it is horribly over budget and years behind schedule.

[Olog-hai]

While I have a bottle in front of me?

[pacpam]

But don’t touch the same in the Federal civilian workforce. They are unionized!

[pfflier]

Everything he says has an expiration date.

It also has hidden words that are not apparent until he points them out. For example: "If your plan doesn't change..."

[Paladin2]

Only if the contents are cut first.

[txrefugee]

If this is the best the Sec. of Defense can do for the troops, we can get rid of that job and use the money for the troops. In fact, we could clear 80% of the Pentagon offices of the dead wood there, and no one would miss it.

Defending the nation is one of the few duties of the federal government. If we can’t do that for our military, let’s chop 50% from every worthless, unconstitutional agency’s budget. First things first.

[Cicero]

Nothing like a corrupt Commie traitor as SecDef. Typical Obama appointment.

[cableguymn]

I thought he was talking about his pay..

who’d have thought he wants to gut the military..

(now now.. don’t everyone raise their hand..)

[cableguymn]

Obama said today how much he wanted to help Veterans.

Everything he says has an expiration date.

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Not everything. Somethings, well. They are just flat out lies.

[gspurlock]

First cut the benefits to the people who have done nothing to defend our nation. Until we have no more civilians receiving food welfare and food stamps, municipal retirees who are retiring with huge benefits, cutting benefits to our military is not just a disgrace, it is treason.