It began with a series of articles by an ill-informed Washington Post writer. Then came articles in the New York Times. Now another series of questions have arisen regarding military bands and their worth from another fuzzy math writer. It’s gotten to the point where some people wonder why we have military bands at all. Now, I’ve already talked a little about this here and here. But I will now offer a complete thesis on the subject:

















I’ll defer final arguments to the band from 3rd Infantry Division