12344mag & ALL,
This situation bothers me as I fear the shutdown will fall on top of our junior enlisted folks, who live "paycheck to paycheck".
(Those of us who are in the higher pay-grades, whether on AD or retired, will be little affected, as we generally have some "money in the bank".)
While I appreciate the individual geneorosity of a few commercial companies & our own forum members, what NEEDS doing is that EVERY member of the forum, who supports our Armed Forces, should DEMAND that every congress-critter IMMEDIATELY END the shutdown OR face our ANGER at the ballot box this Fall & in ALL of the elections to come.
I'm "sick to death" of REQUESTING that the Congress serve the whole USA,rather than their political party. = It's, imo, PAST TIME to start telling our "representatives" to conform to our desires or face losing their job.
yours, tex
