{"id":78297,"date":"2025-10-31T18:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/10\/31\/troops-have-been-paid-again-but-what-comes-next\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:57:06","slug":"troops-have-been-paid-again-but-what-comes-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2025\/10\/31\/troops-have-been-paid-again-but-what-comes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops have been paid again, but what comes next?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the government shutdown<\/a> dragged into its 31st day Friday, service members received their end-of-the-month pay, according to a spokesperson with the Office of Management and Budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump administration pulled the $5.3 billion payday from three different accounts: $2.5 billion from One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a> funds; $1.4 billion from the Defense Department\u2019s procurement account; and $1.4 billion from the department\u2019s research, development, test and evaluation funds, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement provided to Military Times, a Defense Department official said \u201cPresident Trump is continuing to make good on his promise to take care of the troops\u201d in spite of the shutdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy Federal Credit Union posted on its website Friday that they had received the funds for military pay for those who have their paychecks deposited to that financial institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the White House was able to pull together funds to pay troops on Oct. 15 and now Nov. 1, some officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have said it\u2019s doubtful service members will receive pay on Nov. 15 unless the shutdown ends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were able to pay the military employees from excess funds at the Pentagon, middle of this month. I think we\u2019ll be able to pay them beginning in November. But by November 15 our troops and service members who are willing to risk their lives aren\u2019t going to be able to get paid,\u201d Bessent said on CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation with Margaret Brennan\u201d on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the troops have so far been paid, military families are experiencing the effects<\/a> of the federal shutdown in a variety of other ways, with more repercussions expected. Some of the issues include military spouses who work for the federal government and aren\u2019t getting paid, families being stuck in limbo because of issues related to moving to new duty stations, or families having to pay copayments for medications because their military pharmacies don\u2019t have drugs available. <\/p>\n\n\n\t