Today, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012--the military budget--comes out of subcommittees to the full Senate Armed Services Committee. We do not yet know how the Personnel Committee, in particular, handled the severe cuts to military band funding that the House of Representatives has proposed. I would not expect them to be screaming "Paaarty!" and throwing hundred-dollar bills around senate chambers.
Now, the full SASC will "mark-up,"i.e., finalize, the figures for presentation to the full Senate.
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To: All members, Senate Armed Services Committee
All members, SASC Personnel Subcommittee
Subj: Preserve funding for military bands
Sent: Monday, 13JUN11
I urge you to reconsider the drastic budget cuts for military bands contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012.
Our military bands are not frills. They are an integral part of our armed forces, force multipliers that boost morale, lend dignity to ceremonial occasions and drum up crucial public support for our Armed Services.
We ask so much of the American fighting man and woman, and get so much in return. They deserve the finest.
Sincerely,
Frank Mullen III,
Former Chief Musician,
United States Navy
Frank Mullen's very unofficial source of poop, skinny and bitching for present and former U.S. Navy Musicians.
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