Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces.
During WWII, I was a Hospital Corpsman (Pharmacist Mate, 3rd class) at the USN Hospital in San Diego.
During invasions, the highest casualty rates occurred among hospital corpsmen and navy band members. The band members acted as stretcher bearers, picking up the wounded and bringing them to the corpsmen for treatment.
Being an armed forces musician is not necessarily an easy gig.
Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces.
During WWII, I was a Hospital Corpsman (Pharmacist Mate, 3rd class) at the USN Hospital in San Diego.
During invasions, the highest casualty rates occurred among hospital corpsmen and navy band members. The band members acted as stretcher bearers, picking up the wounded and bringing them to the corpsmen for treatment.
Being an armed forces musician is not necessarily an easy gig.
Paul