Obama wants QRMC review of Guard, reserve pay

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Obama wants QRMC review of Guard, reserve pay
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Dec 11, 2009 20:46:15 EST

President Barack Obama has ordered the next year-long Pentagon pay study to concentrate on improvements aimed at troops in combat, Guard and reserve members and those wounded in war, their caregivers and survivors.

Additionally, Obama wants the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, scheduled to begin work soon, to look at pay incentives for people whose skills are highly needed in current operations. That includes linguists and translators, special operations personnel, the pilots of unmanned vehicles and mental health professionals.

The review will be carried out by a joint service task force that includes the representatives of the military services, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and Public Health Service. The task force will have a year to complete the work but are expected to have a preliminary report for the White House in six months.

In a Dec. 11 memorandum to the Pentagon setting the agenda for the study, Obama said, “In these times of unprecedented expectations and demands, our attention must be on the well-being of our personnel in uniform. The defense of the homeland and ongoing overseas operations require us to examine and determine whether compensation levels are sufficient to sustain current and future efforts to recruit and retain the right skill set and experience level.”

Obama said a strong compensation system is important for the military’s success.


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