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Pentagon Moves To Cut Mark Kelly's Retirement Pay

Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over 'illegal orders' video

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the Pentagon is taking administrative action to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, by cutting his retirement pay for participating in a video where he and other Democratic lawmakers reminded US service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders.

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Hegseth moves to reduce Sen. Kelly’s military retirement pay over unlawful orders video

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Hegseth moves to censure Sen Mark Kelly, review his retirement rank and pay over 'seditious video'

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Mark Kelly Shares Why He's 'Not Backing Down' Following Pentagon Censure

Mark Kelly ripped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who announced on Monday that the Pentagon was moving to punish the Arizona senator because of a video he and others made that urged U.S. military memb...

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Hegseth censures Kelly after Democrats’ video warning about following unlawful orders

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Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video

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Pentagon moves to demote Sen. Kelly, cut military retirement pay after message to troops

The directive comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opened an investigation into Kelly’s message to service members not to follow illegal orders

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2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees

U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay and an average 4.2% bump in Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. Meanwhile,

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Pentagon to cut Senator Kelly's military retirement pay, alleging 'reckless misconduct'

President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief announced plans on Monday to demote U.S. Senator Mark Kelly from his rank as a retired Navy captain for alleged "reckless misconduct" after he and other Democratic lawmakers urged troops to refuse any illegal orders.