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Troops save Pentagon over $900 trillion each year, according to performance reports

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1533

Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst / Unsplash

WASHINGTON — An independent study of military performance reports show service members save the DoD upwards of $900 trillion each year. The savings are equivalent to the GDP of the entire European Union, Asia, and Jupiter combined.

"I think the data is consistent with what we've known for a long time," said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, affirming the findings. "The value of the men and women that serve our country is incomprehensible."

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