P. Gajdoš: Service pay will be increased by €300 on average this year
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Service pay for members of the SVK Armed Forces will be increased by €300 on average this year. This is one of the measures the MOD has taken to improve the Service conditions for active duty soldiers. The official documents to effect such change have already gone through preliminary consultations, and will still be under discussion in interdepartmental consultations as part of the legislative process.
In his update on the steps taken by the MOD on Service pay, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “We consult everything with the Ministry of Finance and we can say that we are fighting for every single euro for our soldiers, because they are the guarantors of security in Slovakia.” He emphasised that the MOD is working realistically to improve the attractiveness and competitiveness of the military profession. Towards this end, preparations for a new nation-wide recruitment campaign have been in progress.
Head of the MOD noted that the steps towards improving the Service conditions must be consistent with modernization, he said: “Today it would hard to motivate young people with outdated vehicles that are in repair more than on roads.” He further argued that the MOD seeks to make the Armed Forces not only young but also modern.
According to General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko, the rise in Service pay for military personnel is derived from the 2030 Long-Term Defence Development Plan. “The rise in Service pay will apply to all 13,000 soldiers in the Armed Forces and averages out at €300, so with some ranks this accounts for over a 30 per cent increase, as we announced before. Percentually, colonels and generals will, understandably, get less. There is no discrimination, but their salaries are high and there is no need for a marked rise,” he said. He went on to explain that while there will be a 32 per cent salary increase for 2nd Degree Privates, generals will get 12 per cent more in remuneration.
Under the new arrangements, the remuneration system will change insofar as the rank-based salary will shift to the appointment-based salary.
In his update on the steps taken by the MOD on Service pay, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “We consult everything with the Ministry of Finance and we can say that we are fighting for every single euro for our soldiers, because they are the guarantors of security in Slovakia.” He emphasised that the MOD is working realistically to improve the attractiveness and competitiveness of the military profession. Towards this end, preparations for a new nation-wide recruitment campaign have been in progress.
Head of the MOD noted that the steps towards improving the Service conditions must be consistent with modernization, he said: “Today it would hard to motivate young people with outdated vehicles that are in repair more than on roads.” He further argued that the MOD seeks to make the Armed Forces not only young but also modern.
According to General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko, the rise in Service pay for military personnel is derived from the 2030 Long-Term Defence Development Plan. “The rise in Service pay will apply to all 13,000 soldiers in the Armed Forces and averages out at €300, so with some ranks this accounts for over a 30 per cent increase, as we announced before. Percentually, colonels and generals will, understandably, get less. There is no discrimination, but their salaries are high and there is no need for a marked rise,” he said. He went on to explain that while there will be a 32 per cent salary increase for 2nd Degree Privates, generals will get 12 per cent more in remuneration.
Under the new arrangements, the remuneration system will change insofar as the rank-based salary will shift to the appointment-based salary.
