Will the U.S. Coast Guard pay for my uniforms and travel expenses in connection with Coast Guard Pipe Band activities?
No, the Coast Guard Pipe Band is not an official part of the U.S. Coast Guard and receives no financial support, either appropriated or non-appropriated funds, from the U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard Pipe Band members who can afford to fund the acquisition of their own kilts and uniforms, and to pay for their own travel expenses, are asked to do so. Such expenditures may be tax deductible to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Paying for kilts and uniforms, as well as travel expenses, for those members who can not afford to pay for their own expenses is one of the purposes for which the Coast Guard Pipe Band uses the limited funds it has available.
