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Vol. 15 · No. 130 · Sunday, 1 November 2026

Veterans

Spirit Halloween store to become pop-up ICE detention center

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New military pay charts to compensate women 23% less than men

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has released its 2020 military pay chart, which has introduced separate pay rates for men and women in the uniformed service for the first time in history, sources confirmed today.

The change, resulting in female service members receiving 23% less than their male counterparts, has been billed as ‘progressive and timely’ by Trump administration officials. The effort to create a large, gaping canyon in pay disparities was the result of a years-long Pentagon effort to combat low morale within the military ranks by aligning the military more with private-sector corporate America.

Military salaries were previously determined by a person’s rank and years of service. Now, salaries will be determined by biological make-up.

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