Best examples of the military wasting its members time?

Some things about BRAC were good, other not so good.   I think the combined services school houses are good.  Especially in the medical field.   Medical training is universal - RN is a RN, a doctor is a doctor, and medics have similiar skill sets. 

Several hospitals in the DC area offered dupication of services so merging made sense.  

The BRAC process is flawed, doing massive changes all at once, instead of progressively closing one base, doing construction at another, etc.   There needs to be a year look with minor BRAC like types changes done every year or two years.  

The old, if we don't spend it, we won't have it next year.  The August/September spending on items to keep your $1,000,000 budget 1,000,000 next year.  Say you have only spent $900,000 of your budget, you arn't rewarded for being 10% under, you are rewarded by having your budget cut the next year.   No incentive for departments, managers, etc to look for ways to save.  

The problem is lots of last minute purchases are just that, not thought out and best for the department.  

You brought up a very good point.   The budget system as a whole is flawed.