Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is recommending a limit on military pay raises, higher fees for health-care benefits and less generous housing allowances to prune billions of dollars in benefits from the defense budget.
"we ultimately must slow the growth of military pay and compensation" Admiral John Kirby, DoD spokesperson
His proposal has asked the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) for a plan to close all stateside base grocery stores, say military resale community sources.
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