(Nexstar) – With some exceptions, most federal workers will not be pushed during the closure of the government, including those that have not been subjected and continue to work, such as TSA officers or air traffic monitors.
But what about the army members? Are actual service employees still receive their salaries in exchange for the performance of basic defense services?
No, they are not. At least not immediately.
He says a Congress Web page on “compensation for the armed forces while the separation passes in the credits.”
According to Emergency Planning Document It was placed by the Ministry of Defense before the closure of Wednesday, there are more than two million active military personnel currently carrying out the duties of the Ministry of Defense. The document indicated that there are 741,477 civil employees, but approximately 335,000 of them are expected to be subjected. The administration said that among those kept, only 182,000 will continue to pay, because “their compensation is funded by a resource other than annual credits.”
Being employees of the federal government, all military individuals have the right without salaries to obtain payment The fastest possible date After financing the government again. (Military members are “excluded” duties while closing are necessary, and Generally not eligible For traditional unemployment advantages.) But some service personnel and their families may have difficulty in the meantime.
Military times stated that some family centers and childcare services in some military bases were Temporarily close, YMCA armed services have seen the provision of food assistance to military families “34 % increase” in the request This week, according to the service official.
Instructions are directed to military members to ask their superiors about other possible help programs that may be available to them, such as The emergency relief in the army. Credit unions for military members, such as Federal Marine Credit Union, It may also provide zero loans for the benefit until the salaries are retroactively.
Meanwhile, the federal government can take measures to continue pushing the main army members during the closure. As explained in Congress. In September 2013, President Obama signed the salaries of our military law to ensure that members of the service received their compensation during a two -week closure in October of that year.
President Trump signed a similar work before his closure in 2018, but it did not include a continuous wage for the coast guard members, Drawing criticism From then owned by USCG.
Whatever the situation, the US military will continue to work amid closing – payment or lack of wage.
“The administration will continue to defend the nation and conduct continuous military operations,” says the recent planning document at the Ministry of Defense. “The activities funded from any available budget resources will continue not decreased (for example, the money available in the pub.