More troops would be eligible for new allowance under DOD proposal
Just 77 military families have qualified for the Basic Needs Allowance, a stipend that can amount to more than $1,000 a month, under the current rules.
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Just 77 military families have qualified for the Basic Needs Allowance, a stipend that can amount to more than $1,000 a month, under the current rules.
Just 77 military families have qualified for the Basic Needs Allowance, a stipend that can amount to more than $1,000 a month, under the current rules.
Test scores, which were already falling before the pandemic, took a nosedive, and recent years have seen a blitz in teacher strikes over poor working conditions and being paid wages not far above the poverty level.
PolitiFact | The military in 2022 had one of the worst recruiting years since the all-volunteer force began in 1973.
The Army expects to spend over $200M on schools that get recruits into military-ready shape. It comes amid the worst recruiting crisis in 50 years.