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WASHINGTON, DC, July 3, 2014. Today the MCRMC issued a press release on their interim report. EANGUS has been closely working with this commission, including testifying twice on matters of National Guard and Reserve compensation and retirement issues. The interim report is 342 pages long and is an exhaustive accounting of all current compensation, retirement, and other benefits provided to military members and their families. EANGUS will continue to work with the commission until it issues its final report on February 1, 2015. The press release and link to the report can be found below. July 3, 2014 Press Release 014-14 Commission Releases Compendium of Military Compensation Programs By: Alphonso Maldon, Jr., Chairman, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission
The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission is tasked by the President and the Congress to develop recommendations to modernize military compensation and benefit programs. To prepare to develop recommendations, we first gained a thorough understanding of the current compensation system. This interim report documents our understanding of current military compensation and benefit programs; relevant laws, regulations, and policies; associated appropriated Federal funding; and historical and contextual background for the uniformed services’ compensation and benefit programs across the Federal Government. This effort sets the stage for the detailed analysis that will fuel our recommendations due to the President and the Congress on February 1, 2015. Our primary goal is to ensure the uniformed services can maintain the most professional All-Volunteer Force, during both peacetime and wartime. To successfully reach this goal, our modernization recommendations must protect the overall value of the current benefits package and the quality of life of the 21st century force—those who serve, those who have served, and the families who have supported them. At the same time, the uniformed services must have modern and relevant compensation tools to continue to recruit and retain the high-quality men and women needed to protect and defend our Nation into the future. Accordingly, our fundamental objective is to forge integrated and flexible compensation and personnel management systems that will continue to be valued by Service members. We will draft our recommendations in light of the profound and constant change that has affected our Nation since the inception of the All-Volunteer Force. Today’s military compensation and benefit programs comprise a series of piecemeal programs. Some of these programs are decades old, while others were conceived to address short-term, force-shaping requirements. Future compensation programs must be designed to keep pace with changes in our society, the uniformed services, the preferences of Service members, and the priorities of upcoming generations. Similarly, the uniformed services must be empowered with flexible personnel management tools to shape the force as security needs change. We envision this modernization as creating substantial opportunities to improve the flexibility and overall cost effectiveness of military compensation. The Commission wishes to thank all who have contributed to this interim report and our work to date. Our decision to release an interim report is based, in part, on our belief that our Nation will benefit from a common set of information and references to help inform the public debate. To all those Service members, retirees, and veterans on installations and in communities across the Nation and around the world: We honor your service and ask for your continued input and support as we move forward with this important endeavor. Commission Releases Compendium of Military Compensation Programs. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from eangus.org |
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