The United States military, charged with defending the nation, is instead using defense research and development dollars to learn how to compost.
According to the latest U.S. Army Budget Proposal, $3 million has been allocated this year for what has euphemistically been labelled “Installation Composting for Land Resilience.”
This misguided project is both a waste of taxpayer dollars, and a distraction from the military’s core task of providing combat capability to defend American security interests.
Unfortunately, military research and development accounts are rife with this sort of science project with no military benefit. This project is part of a broader $14 million initiative spread over the next five years which falls under the Army’s Net Zero program.
The Net Zero strategy aims to reduce the Army’s environmental impact by focusing specifically on…
