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Editor's note: Junior enlisted members received two raises in 2025, one in January and one in April, which together added up to 14.5% more than in 2024. Most military pay increased 4.5% for 2025 ...
from enlisted members and warrant officers to commissioned officers. Following are some revised basic pay amounts based on rank and experience: The U.S. Military Pay Chart 2025 also incorporates ...
In the junior enlisted ranks, when soldiers tend to still be in training or on their initial assignment, the Army pay may seem low. But the pay increases with time and we provide pay — basic ...
Rob Wittman — a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee — told Military Times that leaders on the panel have already begun discussion on boosting pay for senior enlisted troops in ...
But both Republicans and Democrats on the panel have expressed concerns that enlisted troops’ low base pay make it difficult for military recruiters to woo young adults away from civilian ...
(Getty Images) Service officials don’t anticipate that the military’s recently enacted junior enlisted pay raise will hurt young families’ ability to qualify for federal nutrition assistance ...