US EditionReferral to German food aid resources disappears from US Army Garrison Bavaria website
- On Wednesday, US Army Garrison Bavaria removed from its shutdown guidance web page a running list of five German support organizations that had been posted to the site.
- Weeks earlier the running list was prepared to assist German local employees who might not be paid during the lapse in appropriations, a U.S. official said it was mistakenly posted for soldiers, sparking social media users' outrage.
- An archived copy shows three German food-relief organizations and the Too Good To Go app, including Tafel Deutschland, which distributes food through more than 970 local food banks.
- Approximately 37,000 US soldiers face uncertainty over November salary payments, while the German government said it would pay about 11,000 local employees during the shutdown.
- Since Oct. 1 the shutdown has continued and by Tuesday became the longest on record, with October pay covered by emergency funding including $2.5 billion, two $1.4 billion allocations, and a $130 million donation.
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Because of uncertain salary payments, the army gives the armed forces tips on food supply. Only the boards are not responsible at all – and react "at least irritated".
Because of the budget dispute, the salaries for the US troops in the Federal Republic are also on the tip. The army advises on the aid of social institutions – and then deletes the clue again.
US soldiers given food bank advice and could go without pay amid government shutdown
Troops received last-minute funding for October - but Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, has warned that by November "our troops and service members who are willing to risk their lives aren't going to be able to get paid".
The U.S. is struggling with the longest budget freeze in its history. This also has consequences for US soldiers in Germany. Now the U.S. Army is giving unusual tips.
Army posts, then removes list of German food banks for troops during shutdown
Army officials in Germany removed a list of German-run food banks from a “Shutdown Guidance” webpage aimed at soldiers stationed in that country, hours after the list was met with outrage on social media. A U.S. official told Task & Purpose the list had been posted mistakenly, and was aimed only at German employees on U.S. bases in the country, not at U.S. soldiers stationed there. Like all U.S. military bases, Army installations in Germany empl…
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