Hibnecker1 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I am a Soldier stationed in South Korea. I just felt the need to let you all know that if this happens i wont be going to work and neither will many others! banghead banghead Heres the link... text below http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=post§ion=post&do=new_post&f=13 This Article was in the Army Times newspaper If government shuts down, so would troop pay By Rick Maze - Staff writer Posted : Friday Mar 11, 2011 12:08:58 EST U.S. troops could be required to report to work without pay if a budget clash in Congress results in a government-wide shutdown, according to draft planning guidance circulating in the Pentagon. A shutdown could happen as early as next week, as the government is set to run out of money at midnight March 17. A bill that would keep the government operating temporarily has been prepared in the House of Representatives, but it is not clear when or if it might pass. The government has been operating under a series of temporary appropriations, known as continuing resolutions, since Oct. 1 because of lawmakers’ inability to agree on how much money to provide federal agencies. Budget discussions have become increasingly complicated since the November general elections resulted in a divided legislature, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats controlling the Senate. When the government was shut down in 1995, military personnel continued to report to work and were paid, but the planning guidance sent to the services and defense agencies says a shutdown this time will be different. “All military personnel will continue in normal duty status regardless of their affiliation with exempt or non-exempt activities,” says the draft planning guidance that was prepared for the services and defense agencies. “Military personnel will serve without pay until such time as Congress makes appropriated funds available to compensate them for this period of service.” DISCUSS • Possible pay stoppage Troops would miss a payday only if the shutdown continues through April 1. Defense civilian workers would be divided into two categories. “Essential” employees would be required to report to work even though they will not be paid; “nonessential” employees would be furloughed, according to the memo. Troops and essential civilians who report for work without pay would receive back pay when government funding is restored. But whether furloughed civilians would receive back pay could depend on whether Congress specifically authorizes that, according to congressional aides who have been doing their own shutdown planning. 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. • Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will continue, including preparations for any units scheduled for deployment. • Operations necessary for national security, safety of human life and protection of property will continue, but operations that don’t meet one of those three criteria will be “shut down in an orderly and deliberate fashion.” • Recruiting offices, processing centers and basic training will remain operational. • Emergency repairs and maintenance that cannot be deferred will be done on base facilities and housing. • Medical and dental facilities will remain open, although elective surgery and procedures will be postponed. Suicide, substance abuse counseling and crisis intervention will continue. • Dependents schools and education centers for service members will be open for use by private agencies for courses for which payment already has been made. • Dining halls, gyms and child care centers will stay open. • Base exchanges may remain open because they operate using nonappropriated funds. But commissaries, which are supported by taxpayer funds, may be closed, although the memo says military personnel might be assigned to replace furloughed civilians so the grocery stores could remain open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibnecker1 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 politicians... ok sorry done now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I just love giving the government my money so they can blow it or give it to deadbeats who use the system so that they don't have to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider1026 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I just love giving the government my money so they can blow it or give it to deadbeats who use the system so that they don't have to work. x2 ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m18moore Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 x2 ^ send the politicians to war, in the past it use to be the nobel men that would go off and fight for the freedom of the home country. Our politicians still have the big parties campayning just like the kings in the queens partys of the past. I't always nice to serve one term and have free medicare for life and not the kind that us working class can get. I can keep going but hate to get worked up, they do what they want to anyways always lining there pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) our military budget is WAY too high, its out of control nothing personal, nothing against anyone in any of the armed forces.. but come on, its ridiculous none of these wars are about defending our "freedom" or 'protecting' us, its about money , resources and power we need to stop the bullshit, stop trying to police the world, stop setting up miltary bases in every corner of the globe, bring ALL the troops home, and start worrying about ourselves i very much respect members of ouru armed forces, but im sick of hearing about how they are protecting us from evil and defending our 'freedom' i dont think our government understands the meaning of "defense", thats obvious Edited August 26, 2011 by Michael Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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