Article Title: 2025 budget: 4.5% pay raise, shift of troops from active to reserve
Article Excerpt: "The Defense Department is looking to balance some of its personnel numbers next year, downsizing the active duty Army and Navy by several thousand...This amounts to $182 billion in requested spending to cover pay and benefits for military personnel, with a 4.5 pay raise, down from last year..."
Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com
