"Pentagon's 2025 Budget Proposal: Pay Raises, Troop Shifts, and Spending Uncertainty"

The Defense Department's fiscal year 2025 budget request includes a 4.5% pay raise for military personnel and a shift of troops from the active component to the reserve component. The request seeks to decrease active duty Army and Navy personnel while increasing positions in the Reserve and National Guard. Additionally, the budget includes funding for personnel initiatives such as sexual assault prevention and response, suicide prevention programs, diversity and inclusion efforts, and addressing insider threats. The Pentagon emphasizes the need for predictable and sustained funding from Congress to support these initiatives.