Klarinet Archive - Posting 000261.txt from 2007/09

From: Steve and Ana Caldwell <caldwellfamly@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Military Bands
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:43:55 -0400

Vincent just a little side note, I know you are looking for information on =
the band. BUT my husband joined the Marine Corps with the best ASVAB score =
that all four services were fighting over him. He was suppose to go into In=
tel and once he got to basic training they offered him $1000 to go into Inf=
antry, he said okay as he didnt know better.....HE NEVER GOT THE MONEY!!!!!=
He also told me one of his jobs was to train the band for "security"....so=
yes you ARE a RIFLEMAN FIRST and a BAND MEMBER SECOND! Please Please do no=
t believe the recuriter they will lie just so they can make their numbers a=
s they need a certain amount each month and most will do anything to make t=
hem. Both my brother and my husband got screwed by a recuriter.....We are a=
ll very experienced in all of this stuff and we are just trying to help you=
in your decision, if you want to join the Marine Corps go for it they are =
a great service, but if you are intent on being in the band you
might as well forget the Marine Corps because your horn will be sitting an=
d you will be using your M16 more. Good luck!=0A Anastacia Caldwell=0A=0A=
----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>=0ATo: klarine=
t@-----.org=0ASent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:31:17 AM=0ASubject: R=
e: [kl] Military Bands=0A=0A=0AYou CAN NOT assume that you will be that =0A=
exception. Nor does there have to be a good reason =0Afor an exception (or =
for being sent in the first =0Aplace). There are people with great ASVAB sc=
ores =0Awho have gotten the short end of the stick- there =0Aare great play=
ers who have gotten the short end of =0Athe stick- and there are certainly =
great people =0Awho haven't gotten along with their superiors =0Athrough li=
ttle or no fault of their own!!!=0A=0AMark is right!=0AAnne=0A=0AVincent Ho=
rrillo wrote:=0A> I am sure that isn't an all out truth, I have talked to p=
eople that=0A> are in band and haven't been infantry. So I am aware that th=
ere are=0A> such things as exceptions.=0A> =0A> On 9/29/07, Mark Charette <=
charette@-----.org> wrote:=0A> =0A>>Vincent Horrillo wrote:=0A>>=0A>>>Al=
l of you that say you have heard of people being transfered out of=0A>>>the=
Marine Bands to go to Iraq, can you give me a bit more details.=0A>>>Like =
what they got on their audition, where they were stationed, how=0A>>>well t=
hey got along with their superiors, and possibly their ASVAB=0A>>>score.=0A=
>>=0A>>The only thing you need to know, truly, is what Tom wrote:=0A>>=0A>>=
From: "Tom Puwalski" <tski1128@-----.com=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>>>Do not join a Marine=
band if you're not going to the Barracks in=0A>>>>=0A>>>>>>downtown DC. YO=
U WILL BE INFANTRY!!!!!!=0A>>=0A>>If you're not guaranteed, in writing, to =
go to the DC barracks then you=0A>>can (and will) go anywhere and do anythi=
ng the Marines need you to do.=0A>>Period. Full stop.=0A>>=0A>>Mark "join t=
he Navy & see the world *" Charette=0A>>=0A>>(* I did and I did. The world'=
s 3/4 water, and I sure saw a lot of it)=0A=0A=0A=0A-----------------------=
t-unsubscribe@-----.org if y=
=0Ahttp://travel.yahoo.com/

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