$54,538,366,000 for Military Personnel, Army
What the document says“for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $54,538,366,000.”
Division A gives $54,538,366,000 for Military Personnel, Army, covering pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, travel and related costs for soldiers on active duty, cadets, and members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, along with payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund. Parallel accounts give $40,544,559,000 for the Navy, $38,768,392,000 for the Air Force and $16,990,389,000 for the Marine Corps.
What the document actually says“for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $54,538,366,000.”
This money pays soldiers on active duty. It also pays cadets and students in the officer training corps. The sum is over 54 billion dollars.
Each service gets its own line for pay. The Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps lines follow this one. The money also goes to the fund that pays military pensions.
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