20%? i thought the sequester cut was 10%???
Posted on 07/10/2013 7:31:28 PM PDT by Racehorse
More than 1,100 National Guard soldiers and airmen in Hawaii - and thousands in other states - will be living with 20 percent less pay over the next three months as the Defense Department carries out automatic federal budget cuts.
Guard members will be furloughed for one day a week starting Monday, so helicopter pilots and mechanics, pay and finance clerks and others who keep the guard operating will have eight hours less each week to do their jobs.
It's not clear precisely what effects the unprecedented cuts will have. They could, however, make it more difficult for the guard to fly helicopters to help put out wildfires or rush to the scene of natural disasters in trucks.
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The military's furloughs were only supposed to involve civilians, but large numbers of National Guard members who wear Army and Air Force uniforms full-time will experience them as well. The National Guard added military technicians to the furlough list in May, after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gave official notice to begin furloughs for civilians.
It's not immediately clear how many uniformed personnel will be affected nationwide.
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
Reagan replaced our ANG F-4s with F-16s. When needed for Desert Storm, the Air Guard was ready and deployed. Sorties could not tell by frag order or effect which aircraft (or troops) were regular, Guard, or reserves.
Guess we want to go back to being second rate.
20%? i thought the sequester cut was 10%???
I feel like this is no longer my country and its scary b/c I almost don’t even care anymore! So sick of it all.
Don’t go fishing on Monday - if your boat starts to sink, you’re SOL.
you are not alone my friend, you are my no means alone......
At least the Obama family, the clinger-on mother in law, and some niece got to go on a $100 million vacation. Money doesn’t seem to be a problem for THEM.
Its awful to feel this way and it is a travesty that so many of us are afflicted. Take care FRiend...
Obama and family need more money for vacations, life is hard for the pretender, don’t ya know.
I noticed a bill board for the National Guard Yesterday. The appeal was that you would meet new friends if you joined. How times have changed. Almost as bad as army of one.
ain't that the truth...
It is a 20% cut in pay for the employee - they are being furloughed one day our of five without pay.
those are civilians, the article says Army and Air Guard troops too...
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