[US Navy Vet]

This is the REAL Deal(At least it is here at US Strategic Command/Offutt AFB, NE) where I am employed as a GS-11 US Air Force Civilian. We are FORCED to to take 1 day per week UNPAID(amounts to 16 Hours per a 2 week pay period). We CANNOT take Leave to alleviate the 1 day a week Leave without pay. Here is the URL from OPM regarding this:

http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/furlough-guidance/guidance-for-administrative-furloughs.pdf

[US Navy Vet]

Starting 1 April 2013.

[SkyPilot]

I am employed as a GS-11 US Air Force Civilian. We are FORCED to to take 1 day per week UNPAID(amounts to 16 Hours per a 2 week pay period). We CANNOT take Leave to alleviate the 1 day a week Leave without pay.

I am so sorry to hear this. May God protect you and your family. Thank you for your service. It is immoral that our politicos (in BOTH parties) seem to care more about rewarding the undeserving than people such as yourself.

You can take "comfort" in the fact that Food Stamps and every other giveaway program is "exempt" from this sequestration fiasco.

It is also very distressing to see some of the other responses on this thread.

I remember when this used to be a pro-military, Conservative website.