The impacts of the government shutdown vary for military service members and their families.

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Active duty troops are still being paid. However, if the government shutdown stretches until Oct. 15, the paychecks those service members are expecting would be held up.

For military families, that’s causing anxiety, according to Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO and board president of Blue Star Families , an organization that works to connect military families with civilian communities.

Roth-Douquet told WTOP her organization is

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