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Furloughs to Close Commissaries on Mondays

Michael L. Lewis
From American Forces Press Service

May 24, 2013

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When furloughs are implemented, most military commissaries will close one day a week on Mondays, the Defense Commissary Agency’s top official said. The closures will be for up to 11 days between July 8 and Sept. 30.

“We know that any disruption in commissary operations will impact our patrons. “Also, we understand the tremendous burden this places on our employees, who, when furloughed, will lose 20 percent of their pay,” said Joseph H. Jeu, DeCA’s director and CEO.

“We determined that Monday closures would present the least pain for our patrons, employees and industry partners,” Jeu added.

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