As the other poster said you are mistaken with how the money is allocated. With that said, the military is not a terrible place to spend money. You know when we say the dollar is backed by the full faith and credit of the US government? What that means is the US can park an aircraft carrier strike group off the coast of any country in the world and project that full faith and credit. It's also an amazing jobs program for the working class. I know a number of people who were only able to attend college because of the GI Bill.

I'm sure there is some waste, but that's true of any large organization.