One of my closest friends was stationed in Okinawa for two years and from there was in Qatar for six months, which is where he was during the most recent government shut down. He and all other military personnel everywhere were still working full-time doing their regular jobs and they weren’t getting paid period. It’s unbelievable. Honestly I’m not necessarily for government officials responsible for shut downs to not get paid but the people who are literally putting their lives in the hands of the government should absolutely be paid.