Anxiety in the ranks: Military personnel likely to miss first payday, if shutdown continues

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U.S. military personnel will likely miss their first payday later this month if the government shutdown continues.

The shutdown is affecting Utahns in uniforms — and their families.

Utahns are being encouraged to care for military families by donating to local food banks and military-related support organizations.

Paying military personnel during the ongoing government shutdown has required a budget juggling act.

But that act — assuming the shutdown continues — appears to be reaching its end.

Amid the ongoing shutdown, men and women serving in the armed forces were still paid during their scheduled Oct. 15 and Nov. 1 paydays.

The Trump administration, according to Military Times, pulled the $5.3 billion payday from three different accounts: $2.5 billion from One Big Be