(WTXL) - As the government shutdown continues, service members of the United States Coast Guard are not being paid.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard have not been paid during the current government shutdown.
According to WPBF, in a letter to the men and women of the Coast Guard, Adm. Karl L. Schultz revealed a $15 million donation had been made to the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance program to help those service members who are missing paychecks.
Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled paycheck. To the best of my knowledge, this marks the first time in our Nation’s history that servicemembers in a U.S. Armed Force have not been paid during a lapse in appropriations. Read more: https://t.co/5tLzGhK2nt pic.twitter.com/J2o00zWm0k
— Admiral Karl Schultz (@ComdtUSCG) January 15, 2019
WPBF reports that it is not clear when the money, provided by United Services Automobile Association, will be distributed to Coast Guard members in need.
According to Schultz, the American Red Cross will assist in the distribution of the funds as well.
