Steve Walsh
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Up First from NPR · Venezuela Escalation, Shutdown Layoffs Paused, Military Pay · 16 Oct 2025
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Normally during a government shutdown, lawmakers pass legislation to keep the paychecks flowing for active duty military who have to show up for work manning bases and ships around the globe.
The military has never missed a paycheck during a shutdown.
Over the weekend, President Trump announced his administration would move $6.5 billion in unused research funds to make payroll.
Wednesday, troops report paychecks hitting their accounts.
Department of Homeland Security officials have said they'll do something similar for members of the Coast Guard.
Not really.
Unemployment is an issue for military spouses since they move around the country so often.
The Biden administration had encouraged spouses to take jobs with the federal government, including at their local base.
Now those spouses are not being paid along with other federal civilian workers, meaning their families are down a paycheck.
The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society reports that a father of five couldn't buy groceries and approached them Friday for an emergency loan.
A military spouse called because she faced eviction.
Overall, the group has provided over 200 loans since October 1st, which is an enormous spike for them.
And remember, food insecurity was already an issue for young military families before the shutdown.
Given the run on food pantries that cater to military families,
Some are forced to close early since the shelves are empty.
The Armed Services YMCA operates 22 food banks near military installations.
They had seen a 30% jump in demand over the last couple of weeks.
I dropped by their pantry in Virginia Beach yesterday.
Given all the uncertainty, a military spouse with a 10-week-old child who asked not to be identified...
says she is worried that she won't be able to pay for her son's autism treatment.
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