“The school says it was informed Wednesday by the Navy Sea Chanters chorus that it cannot travel and keep its performance dates due to sequestration”
Good, the USN needs sailors to man the ships on the seven seas, not ton have a chorus to sing at a high school.
The ships aren't deploying either. This means we've got a bunch of sailors sitting around their workspaces playing spades. Maybe they could go sing at high schools?
These band members cannot man ships. If it’s like any other service singing is their only job. the bands are part of the morale group and they also are used for advertising and recruitment. Most recruits come out of high school. The band shows a different side of military life.