Furloughs start at military bases

1,000 Employees Furloughed At Fort Carson
KKTV News
By: Zak Sos
Oct 02, 2013

More than 1,000 civilian employees have been sent home at Fort Carson because of the government shutdown. The jobs being furloughed range from public works employees to hospital workers.

But the U.S. Army says health and safety on the base will still remain a priority during the shutdown. So emergency room staff at the post's hospital will stay on, and fire and security personnel will also remain on duty.
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Fort Hood workers frustrated with shutdown
YNN
By: Rex Castillo
10/01/2013

Through a federal government shutdown, a political battle in Washington D.C. is sending serious ripples through Central Texas.

Many of Fort Hood’s 6,000 federal employees were sent home Tuesday, unsure when they’ll return, after a round of furloughs caused by the shutdown.

Mary Smith clocked into her job at Fort Hood Tuesday morning and immediately received a letter saying she had to return home.

"I'm still shocked, because I'm almost a 30 year vet, and I've never experienced this before," Smith said. "I have a family, and I have house payments and regular bills like everybody else. Children to raise and your bill collectors want their money.”

About 20 percent of the post’s 6,000 federal employees have will be out of work—and pay—until the government shutdown is over.
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800 Camp Lejeune, 300 Cherry Point civilians on furlough
WNCT News
By Madeleine Wright, Digital Journalist
October 1, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, N.C.
More than a thousand people came to work on Tuesday only to find out they had to go right back home.

The government shutdown is forcing 800 civilian employees at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and 300 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to take furloughs, base officials said. It's unclear how long they'll take unpaid time off.

"I think anytime you're not getting paid, it's going to be significant," said Camp Lejeune spokesman Nat Fahy.

The furloughed civilians are considered non-essential for life and safety, for example, those who work at the library, the grocery store, and the outdoor recreation office, said Fahy.

Fahy said civilians had a week and a half's notice that this might happen.

"And now that it has come to pass, they now realize that unfortunately this is a reality," said Fahy.

It's a reality Ernie Wright says they shouldn't have to go through. He's a lawyer representing Camp Lejeune civilians on labor issues. He says he knows dozens of people being furloughed.

"Folks sometimes live from week to week and how are they going to be able to meet their bills and needs of their dependents if the politicians are playing games in Washington?" said Wright.
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Marines Will Furlough 3,581 Civilian Employees in Region
Camp Pendleton will see 1,163 employees furloughed, and base personnel and residents can expect reduced services, including closed commissaries.
Oceanside Camp Pendleton Patch
Posted by Chris Jennewein (Editor)
October 01, 2013

Because of the federal government shutdown, the Marine Corps will furlough 3,581 employees in Southern California and Arizona, including 1,163 at Camp Pendleton.

A Marine Corps statement said the only civilian employees remaining on the job are those who are required to provide crucial services that protect life, safety and property, provide essential range, training and air operations, or provide necessary utility services.
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