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Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
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All in the Family: Mother, Son Attend Same AERR 20 Years Apart

230517-N-YR423-6350 PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 17, 2023) – Chief Navy Counselor Cameron Pritchett, reviews references while attending the Navy Counselor (Career) Advancement Examination Readiness Review (AERR) in Pensacola, Florida, May 17, 2023. Both Pritchett and his mother, retired Command Master Chief Cynthia Patterson (not pictured), attended the same Navy Counselor (Counselor) (NCC) Advancement Examination Readiness Review 20 years apart. (U.S. Navy photo by Cheryl Dengler)

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Photo by: Cheryl Dengler

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Location: PENSACOLA, Fla.
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