Following the fall of the Soviet Union, the band was officially reestablished on 29 January 1993 by order of Colonel Ants Laaneots and it began its activities on 1 February.

[7] At the basis of the band, many of its first personnel having received both local and foreign musician training in the Soviet Union.

[12] In addition, the over one million Euros used to maintain the band will be cut by over half, and the number of musicians will be reduced to 33.

Each year, the Defense Forces Band recruits up to 20 conscripts after completing a shooting course (formerly SBK).

The repertoire of the conscript band is diverse, its arrangements include soldier songs as well as well-known hits by Estonian and foreign artists.

The spring highlight of conscripts in recent years has been a performance at Veteranirock on Vabaduse Square in Tallinn.

The main task of the band's conscripts is to popularize military service in the Defense Forces.