Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans for 11 furlough days at a meeting May 14, 2013.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans for 11 furlough days at a meeting May 14, 2013. (Defense Department photo)

Alicia Hinds Ward, 2013 National Guard Spouse of the Year, poses for a photo with Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard after winning the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award, in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013.

Alicia Hinds Ward, 2013 National Guard Spouse of the Year, poses for a photo with Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard after winning the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award, in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013. The awards, presented by Military Spouse magazine and sponsored by Armed Forces Insurance, honor spouses of military members. (Air Force photo by Scott Ash)

The finalists and the winner of the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award pose for a photograph after the awards ceremony in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013.

The finalists and the winner of the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award pose for a photograph after the awards ceremony in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013. Pictured left to right are: Shelley Kimball, Coast Guard Spouse of the Year, from District 7, Fla.; Karen Guenther, Marine Corps Spouse of the Year, from Quantico, Va.; Alicia Hinds Ward, D.C. National Guard Spouse of the Year, and winner of the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award; Alisha Youch, Navy Spouse of the Year, from Kings Bay, Ga.; Verenice Castillo, Air Force Spouse of the Year, from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.; and Tara Crooks, Army Spouse of the Year, from Fort Sill, Okla. The awards, presented by Military Spouse magazine and sponsored by Armed Forces Insurance, honor spouses of military members. (Army News photo by Lisa Ferdinando/RELEASED)

Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard addresses the audience during the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award ceremony, in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013.

Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard addresses the audience during the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award ceremony, in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013. Alicia Hinds Ward, 2013 National Guard Spouse of the Year, won the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award. The award, presented by Military Spouse magazine and sponsored by Armed Forces Insurance, honors spouses of military members. (Air Force photo by Scott Ash/RELEASED)

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced plans to combat sexual assault in the military May 7, 2013.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced plans to combat sexual assault in the military May 7, 2013. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett)

Chief Master Sgt. Timoty W. Daiker, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard Readiness Center, addresses a crowd at Joint Base Andrews, MD., during his retirement ceremony on May 3, 2013.

Chief Master Sgt. Timoty W. Daiker, the command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard Readiness Center, addresses a crowd at Joint Base Andrews, MD., during his retirement ceremony on May 3, 2013. Daiker is the first ANGRC Command Chief and retires after 31 years of military service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin R. Preston/RELEASED)