The regular term of Congress ends and the executive branch can extend it or, as we said earlier, call special sessions. This situation does not deprive lawmakers of the possibility of presenting projects – and not addressing them unless they are included in the agenda – days before the future Secretary of Defense and the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are sworn in. Carlos Presti, Radical Senator Maximiliano Abad (Buenos Aires) Requested by A Pay bonus for soldiers with educational qualifications at higher education, university and postgraduate levels, among others, in order to stop premature departures and injuries in the Armed Forces.
The Abbad initiative aims to 15% of the basic salary for undergraduate studies, 20% for undergraduate studies, and 25% for postgraduate studiesspecialization, master’s or doctorate. Nutritional supplements will be of a “rewarding” nature and “Only” for those who “paid for their studies themselves and without interrupting the regular service of the Arms Service”. Meanwhile, they will stay This excludes “academic degrees awarded by military training institutes.”.
In the principles, the radical legislator expressed that:The current wage system presents significant distortions, inequalities and delaysBoth in real terms and in comparison with other jurisdictions or public positions with similar demand.” He added, “These conditions are exacerbated by the high inflation accumulated in recent years, outdated specific supplements, fragmentation of the salary system and the lack of a comprehensive salary policy for defense personnel.”
According to Abad, “Create a special annex It constitutes a measure of justice and rationalityIt tends to “encourage individual academic training as a tool for personal and professional development, complementing military training”; “Recognizing the economic and personal effort involved in accessing higher education at one’s own expense”; “Improving the living and professional conditions of military personnel, with a positive impact on institutional morale, talent retention and professional quality”; And “promoting an organizational culture based on knowledge, modernization and continuous improvement, which are essential elements for the armed forces.”
“In the current context of technological transformation, increasing geopolitical complexity and multidimensional demands on the armed forces, academic training for military personnel is an inevitable strategic element. Contemporary reality It requires officers and non-commissioned officers with analytical, technical, logistical and operational capabilities that go well beyond basic military training“, argued the radical senator.
Abad explained, “The proposed supplement has a limited impact on the budget, as it applies exclusively to soldiers who hold academic certificates outside military training and pays for them personally, and is settled on the basis of the basic salary of the rank, and not on the total wage.” In terms of numbers, He stated that it would mean “0.008%” of GDP..
He concluded, “The National Constitution recognizes, in its Article 14 bis, the right of every worker to a fair wage, to decent and just working conditions, and to comprehensive protection. Although members of the armed forces are not included in the unified labor system, the principle of appropriate remuneration also governs their status in public service. This reform seeks to address this situation, by establishing objective, progressive and cumulative standards that give greater predictability, transparency and fairness to the wage system.” abbot.
As the executive branch will devote its possible call for extraordinary elections to advance Congress with the 2026 budget, the “financial innocence” project, and labor reform, as the main laws, Nassabad and those presented by lawmakers loyal to the government and the opposition will have to wait until the beginning of the regular period, which will be on the first of next March.