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Man, this board really got me going tonight!
Good to see some polite passion on the forum amongst friends. JPCavin, I can agree with you it is stressful thinking (and budgeting) payday-to-payday, I had forgotten about that. When all is said, I want the problems fixed, but what I don't want is for our troops to get behind, using paycheck loan sharks, trying to scrape their way out of debt. Some folks live hand to mouth, and although I'm middle-class, I'm not that far away from being poor.
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Yeah, I want my money like everyone else but just want this whole thing to be resolved and if shutting down speeds the process than so be it. However, I am totally against not paying the military. The lame reason given was that DFAS is all civilians and they will not be around to process the pay. TOTALLY LAME! Either classify some DFAS employees as "essential personnel" or bring in some experienced military pay clerks to fill in for DFAS civilians.
On a side note. I really can't afford to go more than 2 weeks without pay. So I am hoping for a brief closure/swift resolution.
How far are you? Still have job box, will travel.
Last one I drove for pay was an automatic. Closed Alcoa site south of the river. Two excavators and two trucks, cleaning sediment ponds, we had our very own racetrack there just outside of town.
It's been a while but I'm sure I could pick back up on the old grind and find.
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I'm not sure your lame reason about DFAS is correct. I think that the defense department is under a continueing resolution. I don't think any of the several budget bills were passed this year. If the continueing resolution runs out I do not think the DOD has the authority to pay anyone.
I could be wrong, Lisa. Someone will correct me.
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RMI, yes. Pay cutoff for the 15th (usually around 6th) is already over and done with (i.e. processed), that is why you are getting paid on the 15th. If the shutdown goes beyond the end of month(EOM) pay cutoff (usually around 22nd) then you will not see a paycheck on the 30th because nobody will be at DFAS to process pay by the end of month cutoff date. However, all military will get retroactive pay when DFAS is back to work.
The part I am not clear about is how they are only going to pay through the 8th when the pay has already been processed through the 15th. If somehow all pay is intercepted and cut off on the 8th, that would equate to 1/2 a paycheck of half a month's pay....or 25% of your monthly pay.
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