Poor US Troop Welfare Threatens Readiness, Lawmakers Warn (1)

Bipartisan leaders of the House Armed Services panel are warning that the US all-volunteer military force is at risk because of an “alarming erosion” of troop quality of life that needs to be addressed swiftly.

Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and the panel’s top Democrat, Adam Smith (Wash.) are pressing President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to focus more resources in the fiscal 2025 budget request to quality-of-life issues for members of the military and their families.

“Our efforts and forthcoming recommendations, expected in the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, will focus on improving the daily lives of ...