DISTRIBUTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Chairman ELLENDER. At this point there will appear a tabulatio from the justification indicating the distribution of military perso nel by geographic area. (The information follows:) 1 Number of personnel distributed by region, and by country if the end strength for a country exceeds 5,000. Chairman ELLENDER. In the classified tabulation of "Distribution of military personnel by geographic area," I note a reduction in the overtotal of 13,142, generally reflected throughout. Is there anything of articular significance in this tabulation to which you may wish to ddress yourself? General BERG. This tabulation reflects both the reduction in our verseas presence and reductions in total military end strength. I will mit my comments here to reductions in our military presence overwas. I feel two comments are significant. First, notable reductions are programed in the Western Pacific area. It is significant that although ror-year reductions resulted in part from redeployments of tactical nits, reductions projected for fiscal years 1972 and 1973 will be hieved chiefly through a support drawdown made possible by closure and consolidation of facilities as well as intelligence reductions. Second, the adjustments included for Europe and related areas are, of course, contingent upon negotiations with our NATO allies. SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES Chairman ELLENDER. At this point in the record there will appear the seedule of increases and decreases in the fiscal year 1973 program as appears in the justifications. The information follows:) Total *.reases: Schedule of increases and decreases, fiscal year 1972 1. Pay and allowances of officers----- Full-year effect of Nov. 14, 1971, pay increase_. Reduction of 3,657 man-years_. Grade structure change_-_ Average salary differential due to longevity factors-- subsistence, special pay---- Adjustments in entitlements; i.e., flying training, BAQ, 2. Pay and allowances of enlisted personnel_‒‒‒‒‒‒ Full-year effect of Nov. 14, 1971, pay increase_. Full-year effect of Jan. 1, 1942, pay increase_. Longevity factors___. Grade structure change__ 24,296 less man-years drawing pro pay--. Adjustment in entitlements; i.e., flight pay, special pay, 3. Pay and allowances of cadets----- Correases: Full-year effect of Nov. 14, 1971, pay increase_ 4. Permanent change of station travel_ The most significant reason for the additional dollar requirement is th increase in moves displayed above. Other factors were transportation rat changes; dislocation allowance (pay raise); and increased mileage entitlement which were effective for a full year. New entitlements (shipment of foreign mad privately owned vehicles, increased shipment of household goods), dollar reval ation, personnel turbulence as a result of force reductions and increased house hold goods shipments also contributed to the higher FY 1973 cost. Decreases: 5. Subsistence of enlisted personnel... Basic allowance for subsistence (Explanation: Reduction Subsistence-in-kind (Explanation: Reduction of 4,537 man- 6. Other military personnel costs. (Explanation: Reduced man- Fiscal year 1973 program. PAY ACT INCREASES -$16, 20 -14.3 -1.15 -1.5 7,251, 07 Chairman ELLENDER. In the tabulation entitled "Schedule of in creases and decreases" the Pay Act increases of November 14, 1971, an those of January 1, 1972, are reflected in the increases. In view of th fact that these increases are spaced so closely together, I wish yo would provide for the record a brief history of these, including th current costs and the reasons they were provided. General KIDD. Yes, sir. The first of these two raises is Public La 92-129, signed September 28, 1971. The actual effective date on th bill was October 1 but the Wage and Price Control Board delay the date until the end of the freeze on November 14. This act is aim primarily at enlisted personnel, grades E-1 through E-4, and office with less than 2 years in the service and is a key incentive toward a all-volunteer force. The increase in quarters allowances, the first sin 1963, brought this allowance closer to the current cost of housing. T fiscal year 1973 total costs of Public Law 92-129 are $537,431,000. The second pay raise results from the classified civilian employ increase authorized by Public Law 90-207 in December 1967. This la provided military personnel a comparable increase in basic pay ea time the general schedule of compensation for Federal classified employees is increased. Executive Order 11638, signed December 28, 197 placed this increase in effect on January 1, 1972. The fiscal year 19 cost of this raise will be $356.375.000. Chairman ELLENDER. Provide for the past 10 years a breakdown all military and civilian pay increases, showing the percentages each on each occasion. Bauc pay increases applicable only to lower grade officers and airmen, under 2 years service. GRADE STRUCTURE CHANGES Chairman ELLENDER. On the same table there is a request for an Trase of $5.100.000 in grade structure changes for officers and a Cation of $8,900,000 for enlisted personnel for the same reason. se indicate how this is arrived at. General KIDD. Yes, sir. If the strength reductions in fiscal year 1973 be made proportionately to each officer and airman grade, there d be no grade structure change. In the case of officers, the diftre is due to a net increase in the average grades resulting from expanded fiscal year 1973 early release program which impacts in ower officer grade spectrum. For airmen, however, the reverse is -The decrease is the result of lower average grades caused by the er nonprior service procurement programed in fiscal year 1973. LONGEVITY FACTORS irman ELLENDER. A similar situation exists in regard to longevators. Please explain. eral KID. Longevity is the term applied to years of military e for pay purposes. The overall average longevity of officers ined indicating that our force is older in years of service. This is eranse the increased fiscal year 1973 early release program acted lower grade separations. In the case of enlisted personnel, or service procurement was increased to offset excessive losses reducing average longevity. ADJUSTMENTS IN ENTITLEMENTS Chairman ELLENDER. The justifications indicate an increase of 700 in "Adjustments in entitlements" for officers and an inof $1,378,000 for enlisted personnel. Please detail this increase. General KIDD. The detail will be provided for the record. (The information follows:) Pay and allowances of officers: Incentive pay--. Basic allowance for quarters_. Uniform allowance_. Separation payments---. Social security tax-employer's contribution_. Total Pay and allowances of enlisted personnel : Incentive pay. Special pay- Reenlistment bonus_. Basic allowance for quarters__. Family separation allowance_. Clothing allowance_. Separation payments_ Social security tax-employer's contribution___ Total SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY BUDGET PROGRAM -$2,600,000 -6, 800, 000 -200, 000 -100,000 +15, 800, 000 +5, 207, 000 +11, 307, 000 -500,000 -12, 100, 000 -1, 000, 000 -8,500,000 -500,000 +5, 400, 000 +14, 600, 000 +3,978, 000 +1, 378, 000 Chairman ELLENDER. There will appear in the record a summary of requirements by budget program. (The information follows:) |