{"id":31252,"date":"2018-01-22T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/22\/despite-government-shutdown-troops-and-government-employees-will-get-paid-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:42:02","slug":"despite-government-shutdown-troops-and-government-employees-will-get-paid-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2018\/01\/22\/despite-government-shutdown-troops-and-government-employees-will-get-paid-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops will get paid this week despite shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The good news for troops and furloughed government employees concerned about the ongoing government shutdown is that it won\u2019t stop their paychecks this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Friday, however, it\u2019s a different story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, tens of thousands of defense civilian employees reported to work only to be sent back home because of the ongoing government shutdown. Servicemembers are required to stay on duty, even though they won\u2019t be paid for work done during the shutdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But none of the political fighting will affect paychecks due out this Friday, White House officials announced over the weekend. Since the last pay period for all troops and most civilian workers ended Jan. 19, those checks will be processed and funds sent out on their normal schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same goes for guardsmen and reservists, and for all military entitlements owed through Jan. 19 \u2014 things like housing stipends and specialty pays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military retirement checks and veterans benefits will continue as scheduled through the shutdown because they are not handled through the lapsed appropriations funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s the good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bad news is that plenty of other pay issues are being affected by the shutdown, and more will mount after this week if the shutdown continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Death gratuities, for example, cannot be processed and paid until after the shutdown ends. That means the families of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/01\/21\/two-soldiers-killed-in-apache-crash\/\" data-original-title=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" aria-describedby=\"popover795773\">two soldiers killed<\/a> in a Saturday training accident in California will have to wait until after new congressional action before they can receive support payments from the military. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if the shutdown lingers into late January, it will cause significant problems for the next military and civilian pay day, Feb. 9. 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