Back in my days as an Air Force gastroenterologist I had the pleasure of treating a bandsman. I was initially confused because he was a 43 year old three stripe airman... I'd never seen someone that old with that few stripes. I asked for his story and he shared that he was a French Horn player in one of the AF bands and that a military band slot was the best deal going for a performance musician. In the subsequent years I got to interact with a number of military bandsmen and women and I was uniformly stunned by the remarkable caliber of their talent and musicianship!
Sterling Virtuoso Euphonium, Denis Wick 4AL