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Obama budget: Pay, housing costs up for military families
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Feb 3, 2015
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Obama budget: Pay, housing costs up for military families
President Barack Obama's budget offers a mixed picture for the military: a pay raise for service members, but a hike in housing and health costs.
The Camp Pendleton commissary remains open on Tuesday, in order to sell off perishable goods. But base officials expect it to close by Wednesday. Cpl. Todd Zell bags bell peppers at the Commissary on Jan. 24, 2013. This is Zell's first time in the store, as he was just stationed at Camp Pendleton.
The Camp Pendleton commissary remains open on Tuesday, in order to sell off perishable goods. But base officials expect it to close by Wednesday. Cpl. Todd Zell bags bell peppers at the Commissary on Jan. 24, 2013. This is Zell's first time in the store, as he was just stationed at Camp Pendleton.
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President Barack Obama's budget offers a mixed picture for the military: a pay raise for service members, but a hike in housing and health costs.

President Obama's budget offers a mixed picture for the military: a pay raise for service members, but a hike in housing and health costs and cuts to commissary services.