{"id":24257,"date":"2021-05-27T22:27:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T22:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/27\/soldiers-missing-pay-triggered-army-secretary-double-confirmation-snafu\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:34:04","slug":"soldiers-missing-pay-triggered-army-secretary-double-confirmation-snafu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/05\/27\/soldiers-missing-pay-triggered-army-secretary-double-confirmation-snafu\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier\u2019s missing pay triggered Army secretary double confirmation snafu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By all accounts, the new secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, was supposed to have a smooth, eventless confirmation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was until late Wednesday evening, when the Senate unanimously confirmed her and then, two hours later, reversed her confirmation. The body then unanimously confirmed her again on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The snag? Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., held true to his promise to hold up Wormuth\u2019s nomination until an Army major\u2019s pay issues were fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a soldier I know who has been over in Africa for 10 months and not receiving his appropriate pay for active duty,\u201d Cramer told reporters Thursday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\t