Cites his power as Chief Executive to ignore Congresses budgeted 1.8% pay increase.
So as he is about to bomb another nation, is cutting positions and reducing the manpower numbers (but not unwanted big budget items like the F-22), he wants to reduce the budgeted cost of living increase.
http://www.militarytimes.com/...
Yeah, who needs a professional military. After all low paid militaries are the standard in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Somalia. We need to be more like them.