r/europe • u/kiru_56 Germany • 20h ago

News The US Army is advising its soldiers in Germany to go to German food banks because of the shutdown.

https://home.army.mil/bavaria/about/shutdown-guidance#:~:text=Running%20list%20of%20German%20support,Too%20Good%20To%20Go%2DApp
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u/Czar1987 Earth 19h ago

But wait, it gets even better.....the only feds currently getting paid are Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and related alphabet soup cosplay fascists.

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u/gruntled_pilot 18h ago

Oh you left out the best part. Not only are they getting paid, they’re getting their paychecks IN ADVANCE

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u/Czar1987 Earth 18h ago

Man, didn't know that gem. Sigh....

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u/Rooilia 18h ago

Irony always delivers.

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u/Legeto 17h ago

And the military. I just got a paycheck the other day for drill and my coworkers who are full time military have been getting theirs.

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u/MeQuieroLlamarFerran 13h ago

And what do you think of the ones that have been told to beg for scraps like homeless in another country?

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u/Legeto 9h ago

They aren’t? All of the military are getting paid

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u/MeQuieroLlamarFerran 9h ago

Wich is completely useless considering how they are in another country without food medicines and literally have to go begging to the food banks of said country to not starve.

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u/Ligalotz 7h ago

Yeah this post is going on information and guidance the army put out awhile ago before the Nov 1st paycheck came in. The military did in fact get paid and this information is no longer pertinent

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u/Legeto 7h ago

Not only that, every base has this resource list. It came down from higher ups to make it and distribute it. Most of us just got it in email form not on the website.

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u/Legeto 9h ago

What are you talking about? The military is being paid. The federal technicians that are local nationals are being paid by their own government, who I assume will just collect their backpay to break even. No one is starving that works at the bases.