美国陆军数字化防御部门负责人周一向一线官兵保证，旨在提升网络作战能力的全新激励计划不会影响他们的薪资水平。
The head of the U.S. Army’s digital defense wing on Monday reassured soldiers in the field that a new initiative aimed at enhancing cyberspace proficiency wouldn’t affect their pay.
“网络能力提升激励计划”于10月1日正式启动，该计划承诺通过新的薪酬机制来奖励那些具备出色技术能力并出色完成高难度任务的军人。然而随后有报道称，该计划的实际收益并未如宣传中那般可观，部分士兵的月收入甚至减少了多达1000美元。
The Cyber Mastery Incentive program debuted on Oct. 1, promising a new way of paying service members that rewards technology mastery and performance of demanding tasks. But reports emerged that the program wasn’t as financially enticing as advertised, with reductions in certain soldiers’ pay by up to $1,000 per month.
在华盛顿举行的美国陆军协会年会上，克里斯托弗·尤班克中将向与会人员澄清了这一情况。他表示：“没有任何士兵的薪资会减少。”
Lt. Gen. Christopher Eubank told audience members at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington that wasn’t the case. “Nobody’s losing pay,” said Eubank.
该激励计划分为两个层级：技能奖励津贴与特殊任务指派津贴。前者旨在根据士兵的技术水平——包括基础级、高级或大师级——给予相应的经济奖励；后者则专门奖励那些完成了美国网络司令部认定的“难度极高”任务的军人。据相关报道，在该新计划下，初级分析员与操作员每年的收入可能减少1.2万美元，而软件开发人员的月收入则可能减少850美元。至于处于大师级水平的军人，其薪资有望增加100至250美元不等。
The new incentive plan was broken down into two tiers: skill incentive pay and special duty assignment pay. The former provides a financial incentive to soldiers for their specific skill set, whether that’s basic, senior or master. The latter pays soldiers who complete assignments that U.S. Cyber Command labels “exceptionally demanding.”Analysts and operators at a basic level could reportedly lose $12,000 a year under the new C-MIP program, while developers could lose $850 a month, reports said. Service members in the master tier could see their pay boosted between $100 and $250.
尤班克坦言，今年6月该计划刚推出时，陆军确实面临着可能导致士兵薪资下降的风险。不过经过与陆军首席网络顾问布兰登·普格以及网络政策助理部长凯瑟琳·萨顿的反复商议后，军方决定在未来一年内继续维持原有的网络任务激励津贴制度，以确保士兵们的收入不受影响。
Eubank admitted that when the program first rolled out in June, the Army was in danger of putting a dent in soldiers’ wages. But the service huddled with the Army’s Principal Cyber Advisor Brandon Pugh and Assistant Secretary of Cyber Policy Katherine Sutton and decided to sustain cyber assignment incentive pay for the next year to make sure soldiers’ wages didn’t dip.
据陆军方面介绍，现行的网络任务激励津贴制度会根据士兵的技术水平、所承担的任务类型及其专业资质，向其发放200至1500美元不等的奖励。尤班克表示，在接下来的一年里，陆军将借助该制度来弥补薪酬缺口，同时继续对“网络能力提升激励计划”进行完善与优化。
Cyber assignment incentive pay offers between $200 and $1500 to soldiers based on skill level, assignment and certification, according to the Army. The Army would use the CAIP program to fill the gap while it focused on refining the CMIC program over the next year, Eubank said.
由于参议院仍在审议通过《国防授权法案》，而国会目前处于休会状态，C-MIP的资金来源尚不明确。
It is not immediately evident where the money for C-MIP will come from since the Senate is still deliberating over passing the National Defense Authorization Act and Congress is currently in recess.
陆军设立C-MIP旨在改革其保留和培养构成网络空间作战部队的军事和文职人员的方式。负责人员的重点是确保这一过程对作战人员来说尽可能简便。
The Army instituted C-MIP to remodel how it retains and builds the military and civilian personnel that make up its Cyberspace Operations Forces. Those in charge were focused on making sure that process was easy on the warfighter.
“部分我的工作是确保这一举措得以推出，让陆军士兵得到惠及和支持，”普格说，他也在周一的AUSA会议上发表了讲话。“如果做不到，那将成为我们的职责——向OSW倡导，使他们能够看到可能存在的一些挑战，以便我们在接下来的一年里尝试进行纠偏。”
“Part of my job is making sure this is rolled out, that Army soldiers are being benefited and supported,” said Pugh, who also spoke at AUSA Monday. “If not, that’s going to be our job, to advocate to OSW so they can see where there’s been perhaps some challenges that we can try to course correct over the next year.”