They got paid before.
Their pay is a necessary part of their service. As necessary as paying the electric and gas bills to keep the bases operating.
The only reason these Amnistwits are trying to push this now is because the treacherous villains want to push Dreamers through.
Well, Trump should point out all the previous times the military got paid, that the Law is unchanged, and tell them to go smoke themselves.
I think contractors get their pay deferred