that wouldn't be a pay decrease because the additional was only a temporary increase to begin with. and as is noted - the DoD proposal was to not renew or extend the extra pay to all troops only maintain it for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq - the only troops in a combat zone.
i know i only got my hazardous duty pay while in designated hazardous duty regions because that has how it always worked until 9/11.
the troops have been told all along that it was only a temporary bump.
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