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Lawmakers press Biden for quality of life focus in next defense budget
Members want next year's spending plan to include money for junior enlisted pay raises and military housing improvements.
Military quality of life a key focus of Congress in 2024
A special House panel has been examining the issue for the last year.
Junior enlisted pay to be key congressional focus in 2024
House Republicans are already looking at ways to put more money into the wallets of lower-ranking service members.
Pay boosts for junior troops not yet a priority for Pentagon planners
Defense Department officials are scheduled to finish their review of military compensation in early 2025.
Rates for Tricare premium plans on the rise again
Increase in rates for Tricare Young Adult Prime is especially stunning, one advocate says.
By Karen Jowers
Vets jobless rate spikes in August, but experts note positive trends
The unemployment rate for veterans rose from 2.9% in July to 3.6% in August, according to federal researchers.
Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal
Putin is vowing to punish the organizers of an armed rebellion after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led his troops out of Ukraine seized a key city.
By AP Staff