European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. April 15, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 5 Aspin predicts 4% Rai will be approved for gis ref Jas Aspen by Williaml Hartman  the Row win adopt an armed services Commilee Prapa Tor a 4 percent pay raise for military personnel do san concern hat civil servant Are Lamise behind Scarvie Zemberi in pay rep. In Aspin d-wis., chairman of comr it Lee predicted Aspin meeting with reporters also c gon plans to meet budget constrains by cult ing _ but said thai continued cuts in officer strength May be a had idea. The 4 percent raise causes heartburn for i men who have civilian districts and thcjr4tbple Are getting 2 percent White he military is get Ujj 4. Aspin said. Despite such concerns he said Hij flt fully expects the 4 percent raise to pass the Hou the Senate is weeks away i discussing the 4.3 percent requested by the pc won. L-3 year h initially supported a similar increase but later gave in to pressure from the Kusano lower it to 2 percent be cause of the Federal budget deficit. Aspin said the portion was Happy with what we did this year Becj a the 0.3 percent that was lopped off the pay Ransom quest was transferred to other pay related account such As Basic allowance for quarters. As with Shier members of his committee Aspin was critical optic Pentagon s plans to meet  Scab Dufft limits by culling Back on personnel. I tween 1980 and 1985, defense budgets a Cal up to percent Aspinw Root during thai same Lime Force Structure has Gojo lbs about 5 percent. It s not Clear to me Why if yrs could maintain a certain sin Force Structure Janose years cuts have to be made now  Small spending  Cost gone up that much that we have to in fest he  said that while defense spending should drop 2 percent Overall for fiscal 1