President Barack Obama has set the next military pay raise at 1.6 percent for 2017 which will take effect on Jan. 1, Military Times reported Wednesday.Leo Shane writes Obama wrote a letter to Congress to request the pay hike that represents an increase from the 1.3 percent move in 2016.
The 1.6 percent pay raise will provide an additional $400 per year for most junior enlisted troops while mid-career officers will receive approximately $1,500 in annual pay boost, Shane reported.
Obama wrote economic conditions and budget constraints affected the military pay raise, the publication stated.
