Posted on Sep 27, 2023
What a government shutdown would mean for the U.S. military — and national security
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The federal government will shut down on October 1 if Congress doesn't pass funding legislation for the next fiscal year before then — which is looking increasingly likely.
That raises plenty of questions. Among them: What happens to the military?
Service members will continue to report for duty, though they will not get paid during a shutdown. And many of the hundreds of thousands of civilians who work for the Department of Defense will likely be furloughed, says White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
The federal government will shut down on October 1 if Congress doesn't pass funding legislation for the next fiscal year before then — which is looking increasingly likely.
That raises plenty of questions. Among them: What happens to the military?
Service members will continue to report for duty, though they will not get paid during a shutdown. And many of the hundreds of thousands of civilians who work for the Department of Defense will likely be furloughed, says White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
What a government shutdown would mean for the U.S. military — and national security
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It means nothing -- it is a looming threat every year regardless of who is in control -- there are no winners but the taxpayers lose as they end up paying for work that never got done
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Means nothing...untis will still operate. Scare tactic for the left. I have lived through several of these as active duty and civilian and guess what we still got paid and the mission never stopped.
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