TCT-FC-MILITARY-PAY · Foreign policy
Service members had not received pay raises like the proposed 3.8% under Biden
Claim summary
Service members had not received pay raises like the proposed 3.8% under Biden
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2025-09-30; occurrence documented in the linked FactCheck.org report.
What the evidence shows
The preceding three annual military pay increases were 4.6%, 5.2% and 4.5%. Those exceeded the cited 3.8% proposal, and the regular raise follows a statutory formula.
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