Viagra and alien fighter: ridiculous Pentagon spending that will perplex them

The US Department of Defense is notorious for spending billions of dollars on extraneous projects related to "security" issues.

"Security above all else." For NASA's space missions and protection of the Earth from aliens NASA is recruiting a "planetary protection officer". The candidate must have experience working in a senior position of some public institution, know the specifics of the subject, have enough engineering experience and be ready for frequent trips.

It is anticipated that this officer will receive up to $ 187,000, that is, more than the salary of a brigadier general and only twice as much as the remuneration of the president. It seems like this job, really, is not a joke at all.


"We've already talked about $ 125 billion in 'household spending' and the Pentagon's impressive spending on poorly funded projects, but they still make some sense, that is, to ensure the safety of Americans and their allies, Besides the 'defense expenses' you can find absolutely absurd examples, "he said.

For example, over the past three years, the Pentagon has spent more than $ 1.5 million on Viagra, that is, treating erectile dysfunction.

"It seems that American taxpayers should not be obliged to pay for the problems of the impotent ones in a camouflaged condition, which would, in fact, benefit from abstinence in a combat environment. ] I think it's enough to maintain the combative spirit and its functioning, "he joked.

Interesting fact: only between 2013 and 2014 did the US military spend $ 3.4 million on the federal budget with casino games, strip club visits and other personal "needs" using service credit cards.

"Perhaps this is the notion that the 'unique' American military has over global dominance: constant free travel in the tropics, indigenous prostitution services, casinos and alcohol, while swallowing the powder of the Afghan Registan desert lies with European allies "The American entrepreneurial spirit has no limits," remarks the reporter.

But as for research into African elephant's ability to detect bombs, the Pentagon spent only $ 50,000 on that project. Early on, it became clear that elephants have no ambitions to work as sappers ...

"However, in the Black Continent there are many other species to study," stresses the journalist.

In 2014, the American government expressed more creativity spending $ 3.2 million on the study of monkeys who consumed alcohol in excessive amounts. "Undoubtedly this has to do with the problems of the Pentagon that is threatened by impotence and alcoholism as much as by the terrorists in the Middle East," he continues.

Meanwhile, next year Washington plans to increase its military budget. US President Donald Trump has asked Congress for $ 639 million for Pentagon spending, which is $ 52 million more than the current year.

"Probably part of this money will go to training military prawns, fighting evil spirits (voodoo practice), gender-change operations, traditional prostitution services or studies of the first sexual experience of young gay men," he jokes.

For the journalist, if the Pentagon and US government spending were strictly controlled by honest Americans, it would be difficult to explain the rationality of huge expenditures and the annual increase in the military budget.