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On the recordNovember 9, 2015
It's time for a comprehensive modernization of the military compensation system. America's highly mobile youth have different expectations about compensation and attach different values to its various forms than did earlier generations.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand emphasizes the need to modernize military compensation for today's youth.

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