Military will be paid....

I just found out and had to check for myself. I was informed by a fellow soldier to check my mid month LES(that's a check stub for the civilians out there). Even though our current guidance has been that we will receive no pay during a shut down we will continue to accrue pay. It looks like we will be getting half pay for now which is better than nothing I guess. I personally have an emergency fund in place so it doesn't affect me in the pocket book as much as it will some soldiers and families, but it does have a tremendous effect on my morale. I am including a "Redacted" shot of my LES. The only changes were to hide personally identifying information. I generally get a little over 2K at the mid month.

I expect this little crisis to be over in a week or two. If it goes for more than a month expect some stuff to start hitting the fan. I don't care what they say about proffesionalism if troops and sailors can't pay their bills after a couple of months that hot garbage is going right out the window.

Personally I find it shamefull on the part of the politicians in Washington. Both sides are grandstanding at the expense of the hard working men and women in uniform as well as the families. This my fellow Americans is what I call true domestic terrorism. I don't expect this to last very long, but who knows? Strange days we are living in and I wouldn't be suprised in the least if it does go longer than another month.