Rank-and-file paratroopers and jumpmasters will see an increase in monthly hazardous duty incentive pay.
The White House spending plans call for a 3.8% pay boost next year, a smaller raise than troops saw in January.
Officials worry that planned Defense Department civilian workforce cuts could hurt base services and military family support.
The positions will remain airborne billets, but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or receive jump pay.
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