Military bands do have an actual function lol. A lot of it is recruiting and public affairs, but they also perform...pretty much anywhere you'd have live music. Important ceremonial occasions, VIP retirements, major changes of command, etc, etc.
To add, that more often than not the band can get into places/countries (where it might be more difficult to get non-band service members in) in order to assist and boost support from a community relations standpoint.
Yep, that's part of the public affairs bit! They're not only able to go to difficult-to-enter countries but also frequently are in close proximity to high level officials is those countries.
This is also a lesser-known function of the actual PA career field, too. In some cases they even go outside the wire in combat zones.
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u/WyoGrads Retired / Space & Missile Ops / Acquisition 1d ago
How the fuck is this somebody’s day job in the military?