Re: Marine Band vs. College


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Posted by Adam Crowe on November 18, 2000 at 16:39:38:

In Reply to: Marine Band vs. College posted by Matt on November 17, 2000 at 23:40:17:

Matt-

There are plenty of great military musicians that happen to be in the regional or base bands. However, you may or may not end up in a quality group, and I would guess you will NOT have a choice on where you are stationed. You will NOT make alot of money in a military band, but you WILL have job security and stable pay. Most regional groups start at E-4 or so, while the "premier" bands start at E-6 (which isn't that great either, hehe)

You may find that being in one of the regional base bands is alot more "military" than you were expecting... And as everyone else says: DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYTHING THE RECRUITER TELLS YOU =)

Good luck, Matt!

Adam Crowe
tubist, The US Coast Guard Band





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