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I would say yes, a six member band... I'm sure there is a certain good publicity derived by their sessions...
"Max Impact is one of the Air Force's most powerful, successful and highly-utilized strategic communication assets. At home or abroad, their high-energy performances assist in enhancing troop morale, building partnership capacities with local and foreign communities, increasing recruiting and retention efforts and inspiring patriotism using effective and powerful music." The United States Air Force Band - Band Ensemble Bio
Uploaded on Jun 7, 2010 - The Air Force rock band Max Impact performs their original song Locked and Loaded. The band shot on location in Las Vegas for one week and the video was produced by the Air Force Band and Nellis Television. Many thanks to all those who made this possible.
I think the thing missing is that the band does more than just play music in most cases, and even in that role they are invaluable for community relations and recruiting
I would say yes, a six member band... I'm sure there is a certain good publicity derived by their sessions...
"Max Impact is one of the Air Force's most powerful, successful and highly-utilized strategic communication assets. At home or abroad, their high-energy performances assist in enhancing troop morale, building partnership capacities with local and foreign communities, increasing recruiting and retention efforts and inspiring patriotism using effective and powerful music." The United States Air Force Band - Band Ensemble Bio
Uploaded on Jun 7, 2010 - The Air Force rock band Max Impact performs their original song Locked and Loaded. The band shot on location in Las Vegas for one week and the video was produced by the Air Force Band and Nellis Television. Many thanks to all those who made this possible.
Band members are not required to go through recruit training, and enlist under contract to the band only, but they are active duty members of the Corps.
Of course they go through combat training see post below.
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Originally Posted by macjr82
All of the band members go to boot camp except "The President's Own" and they don't wear cross rifles on their rank insignia, but a lyre. They all start off as Staff Sergeants, and still have to maintain Marine physical fitness standards and are subject to the UCMJ, but have no combat requirements. The one exception is the drum major who is selected from the bands from the Fleet Marine Force.
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Originally Posted by Irishtom29
When's the last time a band, as a band, went into battle?
One person posted it here that bands have been in combat. They generally provide base security while deployed.
Keeping the band is a tradition best not broken. We already contract out maintenance of equipment and feeding of soldiers. We are talking about lives here ladies and gentlemen. If we want to cut costs lets start with members of congress and as someone said O7 and above should not get their next pay increase or even lower it.
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