By Rebecca Kheel | Military.com
A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law after the Senate approved the annual defense policy bill on Wednesday.
The Senate voted 85-14 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, easily finalizing the sweeping legislation despite a plea from advocates and some Democrats to take out language that will ban some health care for transgender children of service members.