<P> The military budget is the portion of the discretionary United States federal budget allocated to the Department of Defense , or more broadly , the portion of the budget that goes to any military - related expenditures . The military budget pays the salaries , training , and health care of uniformed and civilian personnel , maintains arms , equipment and facilities , funds operations , and develops and buys new equipment . The budget funds 4 branches of the U.S. military : the Army , Marine Corps , Navy , and Air Force . In FY 2015 , Pentagon and related spending totaled $598 billion , about 54 % of the fiscal year 2015 U.S. discretionary budget . For FY 2017 , President Obama proposed the base budget of $523.9 billion , which includes an increase of $2.2 billion over the FY 2016 enacted budget of $521.7 billion . </P>
<P> The military budget is the portion of the discretionary United States federal budget allocated to the Department of Defense , or more broadly , the portion of the budget that goes to any military - related expenditures . The military budget pays the salaries , training , and health care of uniformed and civilian personnel , maintains arms , equipment and facilities , funds operations , and develops and buys new equipment . The budget funds 4 branches of the U.S. military : the Army , Marine Corps , Navy , and Air Force . In FY 2015 , Pentagon and related spending totaled $598 billion , about 54 % of the fiscal year 2015 U.S. discretionary budget . For FY 2017 , President Obama proposed the base budget of $523.9 billion , which includes an increase of $2.2 billion over the FY 2016 enacted budget of $521.7 billion . </P>
where does the army get its money from
where does the army get its money from
United States federal budget
United States federal budget