The officers had three demands: the Army's pay, their own pensions, and commutation of those pensions into a lump-sum payment if Congress were unable to afford the half-salary pensions for life.
Ohvitseridel oli kolm nõuet: armee palk, nende endi pensionid ja nende pensionide ümbersuunamine ühekordseks makseks, kui Kongress ei suutnud endale poole eluaastaga pensioni endale lubada. kongress lükkas ettepaneku tagasi.