So it sounds as if you are arguing that the mission of the Navy is entertainment and revenue generation for communities?
It is a very worth while goal and have recruited many top pilots because they saw the Blue Angels perform at an airshow.
Then it should easily be demonstrated that: 1) this is a cost-effective method of recruitment and 2) it out-produces less expensive methods.
This seems like a fiscally conservative and accountable approach. I'm amazed conservatives oppose either of those.
Take your bean-counting to the welfare office, first. Clean up that mess ... THEN you’ll have some moral authority to bitch and moan about the Navy.