Interruptions in Pay a Possibility for AF

Week of May 14, 2007

Airmen have wanted to know if they will not get paid due to the rising costs of the war since the Pentagon requested to divert $1.6 billion from the Navy and Air Force personnel accounts to the Army. The Air Force has sent conflicting answers in the past three weeks. Last month, the Air Force hinted in a statement sent to Stars and Stripes that it was possible such a move could affect airmen's paychecks. On Monday, an Air Force spokeswoman said that would "never" happen. A day later, Maj. Morshe Araujo said she made a mistake and such a scenario could happen if the money is not returned. The Air Force Association is calling upon its members to contact the Bush administration and members of Congress and urge them to boost funding for the Air Force. Although the Air Force is confident Congress will pass a supplemental bill and restore the funding to the personnel accounts, the service said on Tuesday it needs the money to pay their people.

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