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Defense Department spends $500 million to strike up the bands

Washington Post, by Walter Pincus

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, when discussing his plans to cut back overhead and excessive spending in the military, often makes the comparison that the number of people in military bands is larger than the number of State Department Foreign Service officers. He never indicated that the bands were heading for the budget chopping block, but when I wrote about them two weeks ago the defensive response was so great that I decided to take a second look at their cost.

The Marine Corps provided the only solid number. It spent $50 million last year on its military bands, including $10 million to support the 130 elite musicians in the Washington-based Marine Band, known as “The President’s Own,” whose prime mission is to provide music for the White House.

The Marines have another 600 musicians in 12 bands around the country, costing $35 million, according to a Corps spokesman.


Posted by: Sammy on 09/07/10 at 06:10 PM
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  • 1. · what a shame this would be if it were cut. the military bands are the only ones i go to see at the LaPlata concert series.

    this money is a pittance compared to the more traditional military operations our tax dollars fund.

    Comment by xcitor  on  09/07/10  at  07:44 PM | [Back to Top] | [Back to Main]
  • 2. · I agree, once again, with x.

    Not only is the money a drop in the bucket, the bands are a great recruiting tool, so the money spent has multiple avenues of return on investment.

    Of course, when I was actually on active duty and found out that a piano player in my pay grade not only made the same monthly salary, but got to travel AND stay clean really irked me, but hey.

    Comment by Lee Platt  on  09/08/10  at  12:36 AM | [Back to Top] | [Back to Main]
  • 3. · And let's not forget, in the case of Marine Corp band members, that they are also Marine riflemen. They participate in physical training, Marine battle skills training, marksmanship and leadership training just as all other Marines do. 17 members of the Quantico band deployed to Iraq as part of Task Force National Capitol Region and participated in combat operations in Al Anbar Province.

    The tax payers are getting a twofer with those guys and gals.

    Comment by Good Grief  on  09/08/10  at  11:24 AM | [Back to Top] | [Back to Main]
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