LOL!! I've just actually worked for living my whole life, and know the difference between a COLA and a raise. These troops do, too, and that's all that matters.
It's also what the Congress and Paul Ryan have been calling it since August 13, 2018.
Paul Ryan
Verified account @SpeakerRyan
With @POTUS’s signature, the #NDAA is now law:
✔
Biggest pay raise for our troops in 9 years
✔ Increased funding for training & equipment
✔ Reforms the Pentagon
✔ Provides resources for global counterterrorism efforts
This is a promise kept to our men and women in uniform.
12:26 PM - 13 Aug 2018
https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/stat...F291-584075535