I am wondering if the officers being talked about are 2nd "Johns" which 
everyone in the Military knows are "dumber than dog shit". LOL! So if so, the 
REALLY are useless. 

Walt Lewis
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> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:11:10 -0700> Subject: Re: [hornlist]Inauguration 
> picture> From: dutto...@gmail.com> To: horn@music.memphis.edu
"Sadly, Fleet Marines are forced to give up their normal insignia upon 
acceptance to the President's Own."
 
My understanding from talking to the few "Devil Dogs" that are in the 
President's Own is that you can keep the crossed rifles if you are a Staff 
Sergeant and above until you are promoted, then you revert to a music lyre.  
When I was visiting there (around the time you were, Jack), the drum major was 
from FMF, and a Master Gunnery Sergeant before he came over, so he kept the 
bursting bomb. The DM of our band, a Gunny at the time, finished second, but if 
he had won, he would have kept the crossed rifles until he was promoted to 
Master Sergeant.
"Two of them are officers (and hence next to useless)"
 
Hence their pay grade designator, Zero-1 through Zero-6 ;)
 
Respectfully (somewhat) Submitted,
Scott Young
 
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