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We\u2019re being very conservative [about] whether we\u2019re going to pay them on time or not, depending on how the shutdown goes forward,\u201d said Shanley-Dillman, a planner for the Huron-Manistee National Forests in Michigan. \u201cFood and shelter first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home\/2018\/04\/07\/where-are-the-veterans-in-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=_blank>Nearly a third<\/a> of the federal workforce is made up of veterans \u2014 an estimated 248,400 of whom are not getting paychecks as the government is three weeks into a partial shutdown, according to the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStress levels are going up. The mental fatigue is going up,\u201d said William Attig, the council\u2019s executive director. \u201cThis is, in my opinion, a recipe for disaster for some of these veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impacted federal agencies employing the largest proportions of veterans include the Homeland Security, Transportation and Justice departments, where veterans make up 25 percent or more of the workforce, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/home\/2018\/04\/07\/where-are-the-veterans-in-the-federal-workforce\/\" target=_blank>latest figures<\/a> from the Office of Personnel Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These include border patrol officers, federal prison guards, Transportation Security Administration agents and air traffic controllers, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey believe that this is a continuation of service to their nation,\u201d Attig said. \u201cIt is shameful that their lives are being played with as pawns from either side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a tweet recognizing National Law Enforcement Day Wednesday, President Trump included a shout-out to federal law enforcement officers, writing, \u201cWe love you and will always support you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After initially saying he would accept responsibility for a shutdown, Trump has since blamed the shutdown on Democrats, who will not approve Trump\u2019s push for $5.7 billion in funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border \u2014 a plan also rejected by some members of his own party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis barrier is absolutely critical to border security. 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He just wants to see elected officials come to some sort of compromise so that he and his other veteran colleagues can get back to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know some of them, like myself, have issues with PTSD,\u201d he said. \u201cVeterans just do better with a full-time job, a regular job. That\u2019s one of the most impactful things that can help a veteran manage life. 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