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With Sequestration, One Thing Is Sure: Big Changes Will Occur For Military -- Stars and Stripes
STUTTGART, Germany — Less than three days before sequestration is set to take effect, military officials cannot say what exactly it will mean for the military community overseas and the missions it executes.
Yet one thing appears to be certain: Big changes are on the way for servicemembers and civilians alike if $50 billion in automatic defense spending cuts go into effect Friday.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has already said most of the department’s 800,000 civilians face furloughs of up to 22 days, beginning in mid-April through the end of the fiscal year in September.
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