Pentagon: Troops Will Not Be Paid if Government Shuts Down this Week

[mystery-ak]

by Kristina Wong17 Jan 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Troops will not receive a paycheck this Friday if Congress fails to pass a budget or another short-term spending measure by then, according to the Pentagon.

Troops will have to continue reporting for duty and will accrue pay, but cannot be paid until the actual money is appropriated, said Pentagon spokesman Christopher Sherwood in a statement to Breitbart News on Tuesday.

President Trump is not able to exempt troops from a government shutdown, he said.

Defense civilians will be furloughed, except for those who support activities “that are necessary for the safety of life and protection of property,” he said. They would also not receive pay until the passing of a budget.

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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/17/pentagon-troops-not-paid-government-shuts-down-week/

[mystery-ak]

I don't believe there is a payday this Friday...Military pay is the 1st and 15th of the month unless it has been changed recently..

[sneakypete]

Since when has the Pentagram been in charge of the national budget?

I smell something fishy here. It may even wear pantsuits.

[Fantom]

So let me get this straight. No money appropriated to pay for military pay. Does that also mean no money appropriated for obamaphones?

I use "obamaphones" as a metaphor , for all leftist spending. After all, military spending is in the Constitution. Whereas spending to ...say  Mexifornia, or other blue shithoes... is not.

Wonder what gets shut down under President Trump... surely not open air National Monuments.