Limit Military Bands ($2 billion)
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates often noted that there are more members of Pentagon bands than all U.S. Foreign Service Officers, who are our first line of defense at American embassies around the world. Over the past four years the Department of Defense has spent more than $1.5 billion on military bands, musical performances, and concert tours around the world. This reasonable reform reduces Pentagon spending on military bands and musical performances from $388 to $200 million.
