We will Ensure that America’s Warriors get all the Benefits They Deserve.

Every day, our warriors put their lives on the line all around the world for our safety and our freedom. And in return, the U.S. military offers them competitive pay. We've always wanted to be higher. And a benefits package as a small sign of our appreciation. Our warriors earn every last penny. And we want to make sure that America's warriors get all the benefits that they deserve. Today, the Trump administration is taking the next step to do just that. Today, I'm directing the Comptroller of the War Department to begin a comprehensive transformation of our military pay system. The current process, which dates to 2009, has resulted in a growing backlog of pay challenges, increasing manual tasks, we shouldn't be doing manual tasks on pay at this point, delayed benefits, and an unacceptable number of payment errors. That ends today. This is a different department, and our warriors deserve much better. Under the old process, when there was a dispute about the payment, the department actually withheld the usual pay until it was resolved. We're not doing that anymore. Now our rule is pay the warfighter first in principle. We'll make sure our warriors receive their hard-earned pay so they can focus on their mission while we figure out what went wrong. We're putting patriots over paperwork. The best troops in the world deserve the best pay system we can provide, especially in a world where you can do anything with a click on an iPhone. That is exactly what this administration will achieve for our warriors starting now.