Hagel then went on to say that to make up for lost salary, troops could require citizens to take them in, feed them, and be able to keep a certain amount of spoils from citizens and enemy combatants.
“George W Bush had it wrong, but King George had it right,” said Hagel.
/not really sarc
Yet another example of ignoring the Constitution. The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.