Talk:United States Marine Band

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United States Marine Band was featured on the United States Marine Corps portal as the Selected article. (26 May 2006 - 03 July 2006)

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—The preceding unsigned comment was added by MrDrBob (talk • contribs) 15:20 UTC, December 30, 2005 (UTC)

Are the marine band members technically memebrs of the Marines? Are they recruited from the Marines? --Lucifer(sc) 17:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, they are Marines. However they do not go to boot camp are are restricted to duty with the Marine Corps Band only. They do not go to combat, or do anything else other than duty with the band. Another thing when they enlist for duty with the band, they are given the rank of SSgt. Bunns USMC 14:01, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marine in pictures wearing a bearskin

It appears that in the pictures the conducter of the band is wearing a bearskin. I thought this was only a custon in Britain as foot regiments had won the right to wear thier russian opponents bearskins after the korean war. Also why is the Marine corps band dressed in red- I seem to remember in the Tom Cruise movie that the marine band playing outside the campus buildings where Demi Moore walks across are dressed in regular service blues. I find this quite odd- Americans could have thier own version of the guards outside buckingham palace at some special American place of ceremony-odd —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.97.137.56 (talk) 15:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Correction

Not the Korean war- THE CRIMEAN WAR- consequences of typing fast —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.97.137.56 (talk) 15:37, 8 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Tom Cruise movie

What was it - a few good men or somthing. Also i seem to remember seeing the marine corps silent drill band dressed in blue and not red- somone explain —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.97.137.56 (talk) 15:38, 8 March 2007 (UTC).

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