Are you actually POSITIVE that they advised you to have a month's pay in your bank. (Exact words please).
Who thought up this little gem (assuming it is true) - government ministers with money to burn?
That is not an example of discharging duty of care - mind you, it may be a storm in a teacup and wages, mortgages and Mess bills etc will hopefully be paid as normal.
If not then I trust the Fourth Estate will do battle on behalf of our voiceless Service personnel. As a civvie I will be paid as normal, but if in uniform and with a month's pay in arrears, I would be pointing all creditors (including DHE and the Mess) firmly in the direction of Innsworth.