| Description |
1 online resource (46 p.) : ill. (digital, PDF file) |
| Note |
Title from PDF cover screen (viewed on Dec. 15, 2012). |
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November 2012. |
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"Matthew S. Goldberg prepared the study"-p. 46. |
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Pub. no. 4234. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Summary. -- Introduction. -- Military compensation in the context of the defense budget. -- Current cash compensation. -- Military retirement benefits. -- The military health care system. -- Appendices. |
| Summary |
For fiscal year 2013, the Department of Defense (DoD) requested about $150 billion to fund the pay and benefits of current and retired members of the military. That amount is more than one-quarter of DoD's total base budget request (the request for all funding other than for military operations in Afghanistan and related activities). Of DoD's $150 billion request for compensation in 2013, more than $90 billion would go to basic pay, food and housing allowances, bonuses, and various types of special pay. Another $16 billion would go to accrual payments that account for the future pensions of current service members who will retire from the military (generally after at least 20 years of service). The remainder of DoD's request for compensation in 2013, roughly $40 billion, would cover health benefits. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Subject |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Pay, allowances, etc. -- Costs.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Medical care -- Costs.
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Veterans -- Medical care -- United States -- Costs.
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Military dependents -- Medical care -- United States -- Costs.
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United States. Department of Defense -- Appropriations and expenditures.
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| Added Author |
United States. Congressional Budget Office.
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| Gpo Item No. |
1005-C (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
Y 10.2:P 29/5 |
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