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Mandatory budget cuts are causing even military personnel to be furloughed. The sequester was supposed to be so bad that neither side would go through with it, but they played chicken instead of dealing with each other.
Source: Military.comKAPOLEI, Hawaii - More than 1,100 National Guard soldiers and airmen in Hawaii - and thousands in other states - will be living with 20 percent less pay over the next three months as the Defense Department carries out automatic federal budget cuts.
...It's not clear precisely what effects the unprecedented cuts will have. They could, however, make it more difficult for the guard to fly helicopters to help put out wildfires or rush to the scene of natural disasters in trucks.