7 absurd ways the military wastes taxpayer dollars - Salon.com
- A whole battalion of generals? There are nearly 1,000 generals and admirals in the U.S. armed forces, and each has an entourage that would make a Hollywood star jealous.
- The generals’ flotillas. For the top brass, not bad at all. According to a Washington Post investigation, each top commander has his own C-40 jet, complete with beds on board. Many have chefs who deserve their own four-star restaurants. The generals’ personal staff include drivers, security guards, secretaries and people to shine their shoes and iron their uniforms. - the staff provided to top generals and admirals can top $1 million — per general.
- Scandals.
- Warped sense of reality.
- Military golf. The Pentagon, for example, runs a staggering 234 golf courses around the world, at a cost that is undisclosed.
- “The Army goes rolling along!” The Department of Defense (DoD) also spends $500 million annually on marching bands.
- The Pentagon-to-Lockheed pipeline.
