National Guard and Reserve military technicians could soon face furloughs under the sequester. They are the only members of the federal work force wearing military uniforms subject to a reduction in their duty days.
The Pentagon exempted uniformed personnel from sequestration to limit the impact of ongoing budget debates on military readiness, but failed to exempt nearly 58,000 technicians in the National Guard, more than half the Guard's full-time force, and thousands more in the Reserve.
Military technicians perform vital training, maintenance and administrative functions that maintain the high level of readiness required for critical domestic and overseas missions.
"Our nation's military technicians are vital in maintaining our military readiness at home and abroad," Palazzo sa