{"id":129650,"date":"2025-08-18T18:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/18\/timely-payments-for-guard-deployed-to-dc-a-concern-lawmaker-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:32:50","slug":"timely-payments-for-guard-deployed-to-dc-a-concern-lawmaker-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/08\/18\/timely-payments-for-guard-deployed-to-dc-a-concern-lawmaker-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Timely payments for Guard deployed to DC a concern, lawmaker says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Guard troops have been stationed in Washington, D.C.<\/a> for a week, but when they\u2019ll get paid for the unusual assignment is still unclear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weekend, Sen. Richard Blumenthal<\/a>, D-Conn., raised concerns about potential delays in the deployed troops\u2019 pay due to paperwork and assignment procedures. He asked for specific timelines on military pay for the roughly 800 D.C. National Guard personnel patrolling the streets of the nation\u2019s capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I recognize that these soldiers will be compensated eventually, I am troubled by the prospect of servicemembers not knowing when they will be paid next,\u201d Blumenthal, the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, wrote in a letter to White House and Pentagon officials<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny delay in compensation for their service will place many Guardsmen in financial hardship. Even though servicemembers understand that they will be compensated at some point, they should not have to wonder when exactly their next paycheck will come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t