U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Muraski Jr., of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division presents Texas Rangers interim bench coach Bobby Jones, right, with a Bronze Star for his Vietnam service during a pregame ceremony before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Texas Rangers interim bench coach Bobby Jones is saluted by U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Muraski Jr., right, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division as Jones' wife Debbie, center watches after Col. Muraski presented Jones with a Bronze Star for his Vietnam service during a pregame ceremony before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Muraski Jr., of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, left, presents Texas Rangers interim bench coach Bobby Jones with a bronze start during a pregame ceremony before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)U.S. Army Col. Richard J. Muraski Jr., of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division poses for photos with Texas Rangers interim bench coach Bobby Jones, center and his wife Debbie, right, after Col. Muraski presented Jones with a Bronze Star for his Vietnam service during a pregame ceremony before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Texas Rangers interim bench coach Bobby Jones walks onto the field with his wife Debbie and nephew Michael Richardson, right, during a pregame ceremony where Jones was presented a bronze medal for his military service in Vietnam before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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.
