Actually, the USMC band at 8th and I (otherwise known as the president's own) is the only service band that does not require basic training as they are the only marines that are not considered riflemen.
-----Original Message----- From: "Bill Gross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Horn List'" <horn@music.memphis.edu> Sent: 1/13/08 8:31 AM Subject: RE: [Hornlist] orchestral Sousa Speaking of the USMC Band, some little known facts, of all the services bands in DC, membership in the USMC Band does require the short vacation and idyllic living of Basic Individual Training. Perhaps, one might argue, the one truly intelligent thing the Marines have ever done. [. . .] _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jeremy%40sublymerecords.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
