Editor’s Note: State and local governments, including law enforcement agencies, also need to be able to complete with the private sector for top talent.
From: Military Times
The ambitious effort to overhaul the military personnel system that is under way inside the Pentagon could lead to huge changes in the way troops are paid, including the creation of unique pay tables for high-demand career fields and new cash bonuses for high-performing troops, according to several defense officials.
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One proposal calls for adopting new pay tables for specific, high-demand military occupational specialties. The aim is to better compete with the lucrative opportunities in the civilian sector that are available to some highly skilled troops in fields like cybersecurity, according to a senior defense official familiar with the draft report.
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