{"id":79176,"date":"2024-03-11T20:31:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/11\/2025-budget-45-pay-raise-shift-of-troops-from-active-to-reserve\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:44:41","slug":"2025-budget-45-pay-raise-shift-of-troops-from-active-to-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/03\/11\/2025-budget-45-pay-raise-shift-of-troops-from-active-to-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 budget: 4.5% pay raise, shift of troops from active to reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department is looking to balance some of its personnel numbers next year, downsizing the active duty Army and Navy by several thousand, while adding some of those spots back in the Reserve and National Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fiscal year 2025 request asks for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/13\/military-services-grappling-with-filling-their-ranks-in-budget-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">a drop of 7,800 authorized billets<\/a> in the active component and an increase of 2,100 positions in the reserve component. That\u2019s a 0.6% drop in overall end strength, Pentagon comptroller Mike McCord told reporters during a briefing Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of you who cover this know that we have had some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/12\/14\/amid-recruiting-woes-active-duty-end-strength-to-drop-again-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\">recruiting challenges<\/a>, but strong retention, so a bit of a mixed picture on the manning side over the last couple of years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the rundown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Army is hoping to shed 1,700 active duty billets, down from 445,000 to 442,300 soldiers, and shift 1,000 of them to the Army Reserve, for a total of 175,800 soldiers. This move follows last year\u2019s request to cut 2,200 Army Reserve billets.<\/li><li>The Navy is also requesting to downsize its active force, by 5,500 sailors, but put 500 of those spots in the Navy Reserve, for a total of 390,000 sailors.<\/li><li>The active Marine Corps stay flat under the budget request, but grow their Reserve forces by 500, for 204,800 overall.<\/li><li>The active Air Force would also stay at 320,000 troops, but add 400 to the Reserve and 2,700 to the Air National Guard, for 494,700 airmen total.<\/li><li>The Space Force, which doesn\u2019t have a reserve component, would see the only active duty increase, growing from 9,400 to 9,800 guardians as the new service continues to fill its ranks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The request drops the active force from 1,284,500 to 1,276,700, while growing the reserve component from 763,600 to 765,700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This amounts to $182 billion in requested spending to cover pay and benefits for military personnel, with a 4.5 pay raise, down from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/12\/14\/troops-set-for-largest-pay-boost-in-22-years-under-defense-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">last year\u2019s historically high 5.2% bump<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=885b96a4-068f-4f2e-a652-86b797722fa1\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/video-poster-885b96a4-068f-4f2e-a652-86b797722fa1.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An inside look at the Department of Defense&#8217;s budget request for next year- from program cuts to barracks improvements. Our reporters weigh in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is also requesting to increase the threshold for troops to receive the basic needs allowance, a special pay introduced in 2022 specifically for junior enlisted troops with families at more expensive duty stations. The proposal would raise income eligibility from 150% of the poverty level to 200%. For reference, the poverty threshold for a four-person household in the contiguous United States is $31,200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other personnel initiatives include $1.2 billion for the department\u2019s sexual assault prevention and response office, $651 million of that for implementing recommendations from a 2021 independent review commission into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/04\/27\/sexual-assault-in-the-military-keeps-rising-while-prosecutions-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">the military\u2019s sexual assault problem<\/a>. Much of that money will go to hiring professional educators to craft training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another $547 million would go to suicide prevention programs, including $261 million to to implement recommendations from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/02\/24\/keeping-firearms-out-of-easy-reach-key-to-preventing-military-suicides\/\" target=\"_blank\"> another independent review commission<\/a>. Chief of among those efforts is hiring more mental health professionals to tackle<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/07\/troops-are-still-waiting-weeks-for-off-base-mental-health-appointments\/#:~:text=Data%20from%202022%20shows%20that,30%20days%20for%20routine%20care.\" target=\"_blank\"> long wait times troops face when seeking counseling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undeterred by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/04\/10\/the-diversity-bogeyman-is-the-us-too-woke-to-wage-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">attacks from Republican lawmakers<\/a>, the Pentagon is requesting $162 million for its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeaders at all levels are responsible for fostering a climate of dignity and respect that supports diversity, is free from problematic behaviors, and does not tolerate retaliation or reprisal against those filing complaints,\u201d according to department\u2019s budget request summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And though the Pentagon\u2019s top spokesman has said in recent weeks that leaders are not especially worried about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/03\/05\/air-force-employee-allegedly-leaked-classified-info-on-dating-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">spate<\/a> of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home\/2024\/03\/04\/pentagon-leak-suspect-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-in-federal-court\/\" target=\"_blank\"> service members<\/a> leaking<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/07\/05\/pentagon-to-tighten-controls-over-classified-info-after-major-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\"> classified information<\/a> in the past year, the budget specifically addresses insider threats, requesting $130 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That money will go to developing a better case management system to track reports, tools for analyzing data to pinpoint risks and a new hotline for troops and DOD civilians to report suspected \u201cespionage, terrorism, workplace violence, suicide, and domestic violence,\u201d according to the budget request summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s wish list depends on Congress passing a budget. 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