{"id":55793,"date":"2020-12-03T18:35:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T18:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/03\/military-pay-raise-safe-from-trumps-veto-threat-but-troops-bonuses-could-be-in-trouble\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:11:39","slug":"military-pay-raise-safe-from-trumps-veto-threat-but-troops-bonuses-could-be-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/pay-benefits\/2020\/12\/03\/military-pay-raise-safe-from-trumps-veto-threat-but-troops-bonuses-could-be-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Military pay raise safe from Trump\u2019s veto threat, but troops\u2019 bonuses could be in trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service members will see a 3 percent pay raise in January, whether or not President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/12\/03\/is-trump-foolish-enough-to-veto-the-defense-bill\/\" target=_blank>vetoes the annual defense authorization bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/19\/troops-would-see-3-percent-pay-raise-more-child-care-and-family-support-programs-under-house-plan\/\" target=_blank>other specialty pays and bonuses<\/a> would be delayed if the legislation isn\u2019t signed into law this year, potentially harming troops\u2019 wallets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue of military compensation has become a talking point on Capitol Hill in recent days following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/12\/02\/congress-advances-defense-bill-bucking-trumps-veto-threats\/\" target=_blank>Trump\u2019s latest veto threat<\/a> of the sweeping defense budget policy bill, this time over lawmakers\u2019 decision not to add in a repeal of social media company\u2019s legal protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/12\/03\/is-trump-foolish-enough-to-veto-the-defense-bill\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19332685997048.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Is Trump \u2018foolish enough\u2019 to veto the defense bill?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he believes President Donald Trump would veto the bill but warned it \u201cwould be a huge political mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Trump tweeted out that the issue \u201cmust be put in Defense Bill!!!\u201d even after key Republican and Democratic lawmakers said they plan to move ahead with the legislation without that provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Trump threatened to veto the authorization measure \u2014 which has passed in Congress for nearly 60 consecutive years \u2014 because of provisions requiring the renaming of multiple Army bases which honor Confederate military leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats in Congress have responded by accusing Trump of endangering the annual military pay raise with his demands. On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the chamber floor to criticize Trump for \u201cthreatening to veto a pay raise for our troops\u201d with his rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorization measure does include plans for a 3 percent boost for all troops, set to go into effect the first pay period in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this year, that language is largely redundant, according to Todd Harrison, director of Defense Budget Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under federal statute, military pay raises are automatic unless the president or Congress opts to deviate from the expected rise in military salaries, based on a formula which centers on the Employment Cost Index, an estimate of private-sector wage growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some years, lawmakers have decided to raise or lower that mark, which requires congressional action. This year, however, since a different figure has not been proposed, the pay raise can go into effect without any intervention from Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 30 other military specialty pays, however, will not automatically renew without the authorization bill language. They include some hazardous duty pays for overseas deployments and other dangerous job assignments, recruiting and retention bonuses, and adjustments to housing allowances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Congress finalizes the measure and can\u2019t override a veto, those payouts would stop. Harrison noted that lawmakers may later pass legislation to retroactively pay troops that money, but the gap could cause short-term financial problems for some families.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/12\/02\/vietnam-veterans-with-high-blood-pressure-other-serious-illnesses-would-get-presumptive-benefit-status-in-final-defense-budget-bill\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18026654629891.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Vietnam veterans with bladder cancer, other serious illnesses would get presumptive benefit status in final defense budget bill<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Hypertension, bladder cancer, Parkinsonism or hypothyroidism would all be included as presumed conditions caused by Agent Orange exposure under the plan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers are hopeful that they won\u2019t have to do that, because Trump won\u2019t follow through and block the authorization bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe (bill) is about making sure our troops are cared for,\u201d said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we don\u2019t have this defense authorization bill passed by Dec. 31, our pilots are not going to get flight pay. 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