Did the military get paid on Oct. 15? Here's who is still not receiving a paycheck.

After two weeks of uncertainty about getting a paycheck during the federal government shutdown, the Department of Defense paid active-duty military members on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

The division includes roughly 1.2 million active-duty members and National Guard and Reserve members.

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Despite the Pentagon’s successful push to make Oct. 15 payroll for active-duty military members, more than 32,000 full-time uniformed members of the National Guard and Reserve remain furloughed without pay.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Pentagon funding shift covered Wednesday’s active-duty paychecks, but warned the military’s Oct. 31 pay could still be affected if the government is not reopened by then.

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