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Defense Primer - Military Pay Raise Topic of White Paper From CRS
January 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10260) on Jan. 26, 2026, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck.

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Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise

The phrase "military pay raise," frequently used in discussions of military compensation, almost always refers to the annual increase in basic pay for members of the uniformed services . . .

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