Army salaries are not to blame for missed recruiting targets, according to a top Pentagon official.
“In the data that we have, we don’t see concerns from young Americans about whether the pay is competitive or even whether the barracks are good quality,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told the House Armed Services Committee. “But, certainly once folks join the Army, they see their earning statement, they see where they’re living — and that shapes, I think, whether they want to stay in the Army.
“We have E-4s and less, who, basically if they have kids rely on food assistance in terms of SNAP to put food on the table,” Rep. Joe Courtney said Tuesday, using the military code for junior enlisted service members. “The Navy was off by 7,000 in terms of their recruitment last year. And, to me, it just is kind of blindingly obvious that we need to boost the package to attract more people.”
. That figure rises to more than $38,000 for E-4s with six years of experience. An Army staff sergeant with eight years of experience would be expected to make $51,030, according to the website.Wormuth emphasized that she was describing the results of surveys about the factors that weigh on recruits before they join the military.
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