Despite the ongoing war against Islamic terrorists and the need tomeet enduring national security requirements, the defense budget isnot large. By itself, it poses no threat to the overall economy.With the future of free peoples at stake, spending 4 percent of thenational economy for defense is well worth the cost.
Maintaining a healthy defense posture requires sustained funding for national defense at no less than 4 percent of GDP. Unless Congress continues to separate funding for ongoing militaryoperations to combat terrorism from the core defense program, thecost of these ongoing operations will come at the expense ofnecessary long-term investments for defense.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 387 October 18, 1984 I MILITARY COMPENSATION A KEY FACTOR IN AMERICA'S DEFENSE R EADINESS INTRODUCTION I From one-fourth to one-third of every Defense dollar is The compensation package spent on military personnel compensation role in managing force readiness after all, is a major factor in persuading servicemen and women to remain in uniform.
The study — known as the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation — is conducted every four years to examine whether military pay and other benefits are suitable. The review is Biden’s first as president.
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On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, President Obama quietly signed into law one of the biggest defense reform bills in decades. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA) establishes budgets and policies for the U.S. military.[1] While many in the military have followed this bill closely, most Americans do not realize the important changes the bill makes.