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The analysis was requested by committee leaders earlier this month, before lawmakers approved a three-month continuing resolution last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2017\/09\/12\/mattis-outlines-impacts-of-continuing-resolution-army-worst-hit\/\">Mattis outlines impacts of continuing resolution; Army worst hit<\/a>]<\/i><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the letter, Mattis warns the longer the budget extension, \u201cthe greater the consequences for our force.\u201d He said defense officials will realign priorities to ensure that funding shortfalls related to the fiscal 2017 spending continuations do not affect deployed forces, but the military as a whole will still see significant disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Mattis wrote, training during the next three months \u201cmust be re-scoped and scaled to incorporate only mission essential tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes altering an upcoming joint live-fire exercise scheduled to coincide with Marine Corps weapons certifications. Participants now will fire fewer practice rounds and will move ahead \u201cwithout the benefit of having practiced coordinating joint fires.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional development and training exercises for both military and civilian personnel will be canceled or delayed. Noncritical travel will also be postponed, which could result in \u201cunnecessary turmoil for families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis also warned that payments to some outside medical care providers could be delayed, which could lead some private sector offices to cut ties with military patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the equipment side, the Navy will delay the induction of 11 ships, which would push some readiness availabilities into fiscal 2019. 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The Army appears to be the most impacted in the coming months, with the letter highlighting that there are 18 new-starts and eight production-rate increases that need to be addressed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Defense News Conference on Sept. 6, Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist warned that while the Defense Department could once again survive a short-term continuing resolution, the cumulative effect of multiple budget extensions over the last decade has been \u201ccorrosive\u201d for the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCain requested the analysis as a counter to arguments from fellow lawmakers that the short-term budget plan would benefit the military by avoiding a possible shutdown at the end of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He voted against the continuing resolution, which was paired with disaster assistance funds for victims of the recent hurricanes across the southern United States and an extension of the country\u2019s debt ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis acknowledged that a short-term budget fix does avoid a possible shutdown and may provide an opportunity to undo funding caps currently in place for fiscal 2018. 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