U.S. Soldiers And Their Families Are Starting To Worry About Sequestration

Anxiety Rising Among Troops, Families As Sequestration Nears -- Stars And Stripes

WASHINGTON — With Congress having left town until after the November elections and the threat of sequestration looming, servicemembers are growing anxious about just how deeply defense cuts will hit the military community, defense contractors and the larger economy.

During a recent tour of the Central Command region, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson visited “both of our aircraft carriers, our minesweepers, our patrol craft and other ships in the region,” he told the House Armed Services Committee last week. “I talked to over 10,000 of our forward-deployed sailors. At every forum, sailors — from the most junior to our operational commanders — expressed concern regarding what sequestration will mean to our Navy and their service. The uncertainty of our fiscal future is increasingly on the minds of our force.”

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My Comment: They have good cause .... not only will thousands and thousands will lose their jobs .... but those who will still remain in the military will probably find their salaries and benefits severely cut.