Military Compensation Should Be Changed to Salary System
FPCD-77-20
Published: Aug 01, 1977. Publicly Released: Aug 01, 1977.
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Military compensation should help the services successfully compete with other employers for the personnel they require. Study groups and commissions have repeatedly pointed out that the base pay and allowances system is an inefficient way to support this objective and have recommended that it be replaced by a salary system.
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CompensationGuaranteed annual incomeMilitary payMilitary personnelPayroll systemsPersonnel managementWagesMilitary compensationCivilian employeesGovernment procurement