According to defense analyst Jeremiah Gertler, now with the Aerospace Industries Association, the Air Force isn’t just communicating its priorities poorly, it doesn’t put its money where its mouth is. He told a Heritage Foundation seminar this week that the service claims the KC-X tanker is a major procurement priority, but the budget documents don’t “necessarily” support that claim. Gertler also argues that if USAF wins its bid to become executive agent for higher flying unmanned aerial vehicles, the service must establish clear budget priorities verbally as well as on paper. “The two are often at odds,” he said.
Top Lawmakers Want 15 Percent Pay Raise for Enlisted Troops
April 19, 2024
A new law introduced by Congress would raise the pay rate 15 percent for junior enlisted troops and seek improvements on a range of quality of life issues, such as pay and compensation, child care, housing, health care access, and military spouse employment.