Washington Examiner: Jim Mattis: Shutdown would have serious ramifications for US military
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Friday that even a partial government shutdown would severely impact the U.S. military’s maintenance, training, and intelligence operations.
During a question and answer session Friday Mattis was asked if a shutdown would have “serious ramifications,” for the U.S. military.
“Yes,” he replied and then rattled off several examples.
“I will just tell you that our maintenance activity will probably pretty much shut down,” Mattis said.
“We do a lot of intelligence operations around the world, and they cost money. Those obviously would stop,” he said. “And I will tell you training for almost our entire reserve forces will stop. And you must understand the critical importance of our reserves. They are the only shock absorber we have.”
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Update #1: Mattis: Pay, Maintenance, Training to Halt in Government Shutdown (Military.com)
Update #2: Mattis: Government shutdown would affect military operations (Reuters)
WNU editor: More details on the impact of a shutdown can be read here .... Here’s How A Government Shutdown Would Impact Military Pay And Benefits (Task & Purpose)