The Marine Corps’ Top Enlisted Leader Believes Lower Pay Will ‘Raise Discipline’
04.11.2014 at 05:38pm
The Marine Corps' Top Enlisted Leader Believes Lower Pay Will 'Raise Discipline' by Paul Szoldra, Business Insider
The Marine Corps' top enlisted leader, Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, believes the Marine Corps' quality of life is so good right now that if the service cuts back, it would actually raise morale.
"I truly believe it will raise discipline," Barrett said at a Senate Armed Services hearing. "You'll have better spending habits. You won't be so wasteful."
The comments come as Congress mulls a 2% pay raise for all service members, while some defense officials have requested a 1% raise instead…
