Basic cadets perform extra physical training as ordered by their instructors for an infraction during Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Monday, July 21, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets navigate a water obstacle during Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)Basic cadets participate in Basic Cadet Training in Jacks Valley at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)
Extended period of interest-free commissary purchases and reduced-price meals for DOD school students affected by the government shutdown are available.
The government pulled together funds to pay troops Oct. 15 and now Nov. 1, but officials said it’s doubtful they'll be paid again if the shutdown persists.
