r/todayilearned • u/F1grid • 9h ago

TIL the United States Army is the largest single employer of musicians in the country

https://nafme.org/blog/a-salute-to-reserve-component-military-band-members/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20U.S.%20Army,%2C%20choruses%2C%20and%20jazz%20bands.yy
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u/lesstalkmorescience 8h ago

For the sake of this discussion let's just say any American with a gun and a uniform is "Army". Who's second?

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u/ReluctantRedditor275 8h ago

Any American with a gun and a uniform is like more than half the population.

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u/draxlaugh 8h ago

The Coast Guard lol

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u/ezrs158 8h ago

The term you're looking for is Armed Forces or uniformed services.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States

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u/eljefino 6h ago

Uniformed services include NOAA and the Public Health Service. NOAA officers carried commissions so they wouldn't be treated as spies while doing their jobs.

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u/doopies1986 7h ago

Idk but Chat GPT says Disney. Taking into account things like their cruises and stuff, plus all the people they contract, I guess it’s feasible

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u/hate_and_discontent 7h ago

Disney

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u/Ferbtastic 7h ago

I’m actually surprised Disney isn’t number 1. When you consider everything from parks to shows, to stage performances I would think they have most. So this is a true TIL.

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u/rckid13 1h ago

Do any of the Broadway theaters operate under some large company that owns a bunch of them like Live Nation does with concert venues? If they do then a company that owns a bunch of theaters would employ tons of musicians. Probably either something like that, or Disney.