military pay raise: 1.4 percent guaranteed; 1.9 percent unlikely

military pay raise: 1.4 percent guaranteed; 1.9 percent unlikely

Military members are guaranteed at least a 1.4 percent pay raise effective Jan. 1, even if a bitterly divided Congress can't pass a defense authorization bill.What almost certainly will end, however, is an 11-year string of annual military pay increases

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Airport USO Braces For 'Exodus' Of Military Travelers

As local military bases shut down for the holidays, the new USO facility at San Antonio International Airport is bracing for an annual event known as Exodus.

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Military court to hear case of birther who wouldn't deploy

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) â€" A military court was set to hear the case Tuesday of an Army doctor charged with refusing to deploy to Afghanistan because he says he doubts whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. and therefore questions his eligibility to be commander in chief.

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