Only “excepted" military operations will be allowed to
continue to drill
By Jenny Swigoda
ROA, Content Manager
With the threat of a possible government shutdown looming, a senior defense official outlined consequences for members of the Reserve and Guard in a conference call on Friday, Sept. 27. Only those units in an inactive duty for
training status who are on the ramp for activation for “excepted” military
operations (i.e. Afghanistan) will be allowed to continue to drill.
“We are reflecting the law and the interpretation of it,
this is not based on policy,” said the senior defense official.
The official stated that retirees will continue to receive
pay as those funds are appropriated through a trust fund. Delays in pay may
occur if the shutdown goes beyond a couple of days.
Additionally, state commissaries will close and military
health care centers will be restricted to life-threatening situations.
On the call, ROA’s Executive Director, Major General Andrew
B. Davis, USMC (Ret.) expressed concern for the government shutdown and the
possible affects it could have on the Reserve Component.
“As an association chartered to advocate for a strong
national defense and a strong Reserve force, ROA urges Congress to avert a
government shutdown. Specifically, curtailment of Reserve training from drill
to annual training will severely degrade our nation’s defense readiness in a
world that is still very dangerous. Reserve readiness is perishable. We will
continue to monitor closely the continued delivery of retirement and health
insurance benefits that has been assured by Defense officials,” said Maj Gen
Davis.
11 comments:
I think you mean "excepted" military operations/service members, not "accepted." The idea is that everyone in the federal government is furloughed "except" certain categories of employees.
Even points-only IDTs? They don't obligate funds but nobody seems to be talking about points-only IDTs, just paid IDTs.
No Mark, the writer is talking about those operations that have been "acccepted" to continue (e.g those for Afghanistan).
Anonymous & Mark: Then why does the title of the post say "excepted"?
No No No They Would Still Drill An More Unite Would Actavae To The Work Of Said GOVERMENT. GEN:JFMoore
Accepted and excepted. yes, English is not taught as it used to be; so often wrong words are used or misspelled, especially on 'crawls' on TV.
All Congressional(legislative) and Presidential (executive ) pay, benefits and allowance are halted until a budget agreement is reached. House Members, Senate Members, President and Vice President furloughed "except" if a budget is " accepted".
The correct word is 'excepted' as per the language in the report:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41745.pdf
If you happen to be a vet and also retired from military, part of your VA compensation is deducted from your retirement check.If you are a member of congress you receive your pay and compensation even if you do not do your job and even shut down the government. Reserve drills are cut, people are furlowed, Congress members life styles untouched, is this correct?
The language used to say "essential" and "non-essential" personnel to help distinguish who a shut down would affect. Then about 2 years ago it was decided by congress the word "non-essential" was "hurtful and derogatory" so they changed it to be excepted and non-excepted
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