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Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 2, 2005

Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense



SUBJECT: Tenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation

Consistent with section 1008(b) of title 37, United States Code, every 4
years the President directs a complete review of the principles and
concepts of the compensation system for members of the uniformed services.
You shall conduct the tenth such Quadrennial Review of Military
Compensation as my Executive Agent.

The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force in the Department of Defense;
the Coast Guard in the Department of Homeland Security; the commissioned
corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the
Department of Commerce; and the commissioned corps of the Public Health
Service in the Department of Health and Human Services perform important
roles in the protection of the American people and advancement of their
interests at home and abroad. To continue to recruit and retain highly
qualified personnel for the uniformed services as they transform themselves
to meet new challenges, the departments concerned must offer, in addition
to challenging and rewarding duties, compensation appropriate to the
services rendered to the Nation. The departments also must apply the
substantial taxpayer resources devoted to uniformed services compensation
in the most effective manner possible.

In the review of the principles and concepts of the compensation system,
particular attention should be paid to:

 1. ensuring that personnel in the uniformed services have the abilities
    and experience necessary to meet the challenges expected in the future,
    especially with respect to the War on Terror, defense of the homeland,
    and public warning and health in emergencies;

 2. maintaining the quality of life for members of the uniformed services
    and their families;

 3. the potential for consolidation of special pays and bonuses into fewer,
    broader, and more flexible authorities and for the substantial
    reduction or elimination of community-specific continuation and career
    pays in favor of more flexible and effective compensation alternatives;

 4. the potential need for enactment of broader and more flexible
    authorities for recruitment and retention of uniformed services
    personnel; and

 5. the implications of changing expectations of present and potential
    members of the uniformed services relating to retirement.

Please ensure that the Secretaries of Commerce, Health and Human Services,
and Homeland Security participate as appropriate in the conduct of the
review. I look forward to reviewing your findings and recommendations in
this important undertaking.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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