Military Braces for Uncertainty Amid Looming Payless Payday Due to Shutdown

Military families brace for looming shutdown impact on pay, nonprofits says

Unless a new funding deal is reached beforehand, service members will not receive pay starting on Oct. 15.

Military braces for uncertainty amid looming payless payday due to shutdown

The shutdown is expected to halt paychecks for many federal workers and service members. Estimates show roughly 2 million troops could be forced to work without pay.

Uncertainty looms for National Guard amid government shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC – The federal government shutdown brings uncertainty to the West Virginia National Guard, as service members don’t know when their next paycheck is coming. Retired West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General Bill Crane is concerned about what that means for guardsmen’s families. “The first thing I think about is the families behind the soldiers…