What happens at the Naval Academy during a shutdown?

Under the looming threat of a federal government shutdown this week, we asked: How would that affect midshipmen and general operations at the U.S. Naval Academy?

A shutdown would force active-duty service members to continue to serve without pay until Congress is able to strike a deal. Upon said deal, military personnel would be back-paid, according to the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019.

That includes military personnel serving as faculty or in support roles across the Naval Academy yard. However, civilian staff members — who make up about 50% of the academy’s faculty — would not be permitted to work.

Naval Academy media relations declined to comment on the academy’s preparation or policies related to government shutdowns and how they make up for the absence of civilia