{"id":40982,"date":"2018-04-25T19:01:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T19:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/25\/senator-questions-pay-benefits-status-for-guardsmen-serving-on-southern-us-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:26:29","slug":"senator-questions-pay-benefits-status-for-guardsmen-serving-on-southern-us-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/04\/25\/senator-questions-pay-benefits-status-for-guardsmen-serving-on-southern-us-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator questions pay, benefits status for guardsmen serving on southern US border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/caucus.militarytimes.com\/speaker\/tammy-duckworth\/#.WuDNQojwZPY\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Tammy Duckworth<\/a> doesn\u2019t want National Guard troops deploying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/04\/04\/white-house-walks-back-trumps-plan-to-use-us-military-on-southern-border\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. southern border<\/a> for an unclear security mission. But if they are, she wants to make sure they\u2019re getting paid properly for the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday, the Illinois Democrat expressed concerns that federal officials haven\u2019t clarified the pay and benefits status of the roughly 4,000 guardsmen being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/05\/thornberry-dont-rob-military-to-fund-border-wall\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">deployed to southern states<\/a> as part of President Donald Trump\u2019s order earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That mission, which has come under criticism from numerous Democrats including Duckworth, is designed to help border patrol agents better monitor border crossings. Guardsmen involved won\u2019t perform law enforcement duties, but will assist in a array of security missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duckworth said more specifics need to be made public to ensure that the troops involved are receiving the support they deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/04\/04\/white-house-walks-back-trumps-plan-to-use-us-military-on-southern-border\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1169505.jpg_da0174.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New details on Trump\u2019s troop deployments to the Mexican border<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">National Guard personnel will deploy on border security support missions, but will steer clear of law enforcement activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSetting aside my serious reservations about the merits of this mission and the lack of evidence indicating a real operational need for this surge in personnel, my principle concern now is making sure that the Guardsmen are appropriately taken care of while activated and during post-mobilization,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs you know, the length of activation and the manner they are called to duty will impact the benefits individuals are eligible for, (be they medical, educational, home loans or any other benefit military service entitles them to), and affect the stability of a service member\u2019s home and work life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"818\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18099741281132.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18099741281132.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18099741281132.jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18099741281132.jpg.jpg?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18099741281132.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,698 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arizona National Guard soldiers receive their reporting paperwork prior to deployment to the Mexico border at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix on April 9, 2018. (Ross D. Franklin\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the letter, Duckworth requested the full cost and length of the mission, although White House officials have already declined to put an end date on the work. And she also expressed concern over Trump\u2019s threat to withhold federal support from California National Guard officials over objections they raised to participating in the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy threatening not to fully fund the Guard, the government is effectively threatening not to look after the troops, their pay and benefits and their equipping needs,\u201d the letter states. \u201cSuch a proposal to withhold federal dollars is unconscionable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Wednesday, Maryland Democratic Rep. 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