Thanks To These Shitty Budget Cuts, I Almost Never Get Blown Anymore

The following is an opinion piece written by a U.S. Navy Band Clarinet.

Is it me, or is this whole “sequestration” deal complete bullshit? Like, this is serious. Base facilities are being shuttered. Entire ship deployments and repairs are being cancelled. And now, due to a majority of the Navy Band’s gigs getting shit-canned, I haven’t been blown since o…