To keep the U.S. military on board with his reckless lawbreaking, Trump will send out 'warrior dividend' checks of $1776 to 1.45 million military service members —a Christmas bonus from funds already congressionally approved to subsidize housing allowances, presumably, with this name on the checks. And the checks are already on the way.” The senior administration official told Defense One in an emailed statement late Wednesday evening that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to “disburse $2.6 billion as a one-time basic allowance for housing supplement” to all eligible service members ranks 0-6 and below. “Congress appropriated $2.9 billion to the Department of War to supplement the Basic Allowance for Housing entitlement within The One Big Beautiful Bill,” the senior official said.
Author: Ed Scarce
Published at: 2025-12-20 21:01:46
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