BS. You can find “draft guidance” scooting around the Pentagon that says anything you want.
Just got off the phone with my Congressman’s office.......the military WILL be paid even if the gov. shuts down. They are part of a separate appropriations bill that is not part of the continuing resolution.
The memo, prepared in early March but never formally issued as guidance, attempts to spell out what defense missions would shut down and what would stay open in the event funding stops.
Did they take a page from the CA scare-mongering playbook?
This sounds like a pantload of BS.
Although I do recall an incident back in the early ‘80s when they threatened to shutdown the gov’t and military folks were talking smack about not coming into work.
We were all assembled into one of the large maintenance hangars and were told if we didn’t show up for work, either an Article 15 or a Court Martial was in our future.
Didn’t happen, things got worked out. As I suspect this will.
To all Democrats ... “BROTHER, YOU ASKED FOR IT!”
Just called my Senator, he is on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
And e-mail just went out to all........ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY WILL NOT BE EFFECTED!!! Even IF the Gov. shuts down!
Scare tactics.
I guess Obama’s idea of essential goverment functions takes no regard for Constitutional Government functions.
No pay, no work.
military pay stopped during a past govt shutdown, I think it was in the 70’s?
We always had direct deposit, I remember our bank posting a gratis “no interest” loan to our account for the amount of our normal paychecks- have been with the same bank always in appreciation (Now Bank of America)
It was short lived as I recall, only one payday
I am so overwhelmed with pride when I see how many people support our troops. It is unbelievable that not paying our military would ever be an option. Now all I have left to say is call it AWOL all they want but if we stop getting paid, my husband will NOT be reporting to duty along with just about every last soldier in the US. Our men and women who are still overseas will NOT be concentrating on their task at hand rather they will be worrying over their families at home. Question: Do you use what little money you have saved to fuel your vehicle so you can report to duty or do you choose to feed your family and try to keep your lives from completely falling apart? America needs to not shoot itself in the foot.