US Shutdown: Defense Staff Told To Return To Work
October 3, 2013BBC News
Next week most of the 400,000 defense staff sent home last week as a result of the shutdown will return to work. They are being allowed back to work because of the Pay Our Military Act. This act allows for workers "whose responsibilities contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members" to remain on the job. Even though these workers are going back to work there is still no sign that the Republicans and Democrats are any closer to agreeing on the budget. The next important date is October 17th where if US Congress does not agree to raise the borrowing limit the US could default on their loans for the first time in history. This would be a very significant event.
I agree that the defense staff should be allowed back to work. I think that by not letting them go back to work it shows that there is a vulnerability of the American people both in America and in other places in the world where service workers are stationed. I don't think these jobs should have been shutdown in the first place considering how important defense is in America right now. Plus I think it is good that these workers will be paid again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24415556
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