Yes. I suppose there is no real need for Cuba to maintain a large military, other than to soak up labor market participants. From my perspective, Cuba (and the mostly command economy it has) could expend labor on any type of public sector venture it wants, and does not have to make a profit. There is no reason for Cuba to not employ labor for modern infrastructure development that could rival the first world. Isn't it merely ideology that prevents Cuba from having modern and progressive infrastructure?