Most of the additional funds would go toward higher military salaries, rising oil costs and training programs, he said.

Nearly half of the federal budget is spent on the military salaries, pensions and equipment.

That pay comes on top of their regular Nigerian military salaries.

No longer receiving his military salary, he soon lost all means of livelihood.

The rebels have said they need up to $3 billion in coming months for military salaries, food, medicine and other supplies.

Considerable emphasis has been placed on the issue of money, and military salaries specifically.

It is a bit of a challenge on military salary, but I think it will work.

A lot of these people have young families that they are trying to take care of on a relatively small military salary.

Analysts said the allocation held back to pay for increased military salaries was a blow.

His wife and two children scraped by on his military salary.

The analysis was based on full-costing that included military salaries and infrastructure.

But money would not be available to pay for many government programs, including military salaries and health care benefits for the elderly.

As of 2007, active-duty military salaries are exempt from state income tax.

It goes for a host of things, from military salaries to farm subsidies, that do nothing to make the economy more productive.

About 60 percent are bridging the gap between their employees' civilian and military salaries.

Completely owned by the state, the company provides funds to meet essential obligations, including military salaries.

"On a military salary, we can barely afford to add the gym to our lifestyle," she wrote.

We who are dependent on military salaries must constantly count our rubles.

If military salaries are going up at anything like the national wage rate, most of the money will be soaked up by pay.

If they leave, they risk losing the financial security of military salary, pension, housing and health benefits.

It held his military salary, including his combat and retirement bonuses.

Leon explains that she entered into the pageant to earn money to support her husband's military salary.

The Clinton Administration tried to freeze military salaries this year and increase them by 1.6 percent for next year.

But military personnel earn far less than most people in the private sector, a recent military salary survey shows.

He moved after complaints that transportation costs to and from the front for reservists going home on weekends was eating up military salaries.