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)

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin and Airman 1st Class Melissa Bradley mix shredded paper, sawdust and water to make fuel pucks and bricks May 3, 2013, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin and Airman 1st Class Melissa Bradley mix shredded paper, sawdust and water to make fuel pucks and bricks May 3, 2013, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Griffin is with the 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Bradley is with the 439th AEAS. (Air Force photo by Capt. Anastasia Wasem)

Alicia Hinds Ward, 2013 National Guard Spouse of the Year, speaks after winning the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award, Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013.

Alicia Hinds Ward, 2013 National Guard Spouse of the Year, speaks after winning the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award, Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013. The award, presented by Military Spouse magazine and sponsored by Armed Forces Insurance, honors spouses of military members. (Army News photo by Lisa Ferdinando/RELEASED)

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)

Alicia Hinds Ward, wife of Tech. Sgt. Edwinston Ward, 113th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md., accepts the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award alongside military leaders

Alicia Hinds Ward, wife of Tech. Sgt. Edwinston Ward, 113th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md., accepts the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award alongside military leaders (U.S. Air Force photo by Craig Clapper)

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)