1 00:00:00,140 --> 00:00:02,710 My name is Sergeant Briana . Milky . Um , 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,290 I am a band . Zeman by trade 55 24 . So 3 00:00:06,290 --> 00:00:10,110 I joined in 2013 . I came straight out 4 00:00:10,110 --> 00:00:13,500 of high school . Um , I was in the 5 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:15,444 honor bands and everything in high 6 00:00:15,444 --> 00:00:17,500 school , and I was like , Well , you 7 00:00:17,500 --> 00:00:19,667 know , I'll just give this audition to 8 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:21,889 shot . I was lucky enough to be able to 9 00:00:21,889 --> 00:00:21,560 pass the audition , and when I went to 10 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,393 the Naval School of Music , they 11 00:00:23,393 --> 00:00:25,504 actually give you college credits for 12 00:00:25,504 --> 00:00:27,671 everything that you learned . And so I 13 00:00:27,671 --> 00:00:29,782 was actually able to use that towards 14 00:00:29,782 --> 00:00:31,949 the degrees that I have right now . In 15 00:00:31,949 --> 00:00:34,116 this day and age , it's very difficult 16 00:00:34,116 --> 00:00:37,430 to find a steady while paying job as a 17 00:00:37,430 --> 00:00:40,570 performing musician on the Marine Corps . 18 00:00:40,570 --> 00:00:42,850 Provided me a way Thio get a steady 19 00:00:42,850 --> 00:00:45,380 paycheck , be able to travel without 20 00:00:45,390 --> 00:00:47,710 paying a dime out of my pocket and 21 00:00:47,710 --> 00:00:49,821 doing what I wanted to do when I left 22 00:00:49,821 --> 00:00:52,070 high school , which was playing music 23 00:00:52,070 --> 00:00:54,360 professionally and traveling the world . 24 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,700 And honestly , I didn't really see ah 25 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:59,811 good way to do that without a college 26 00:00:59,811 --> 00:01:01,922 degree when I graduated high school . 27 00:01:02,140 --> 00:01:04,362 So I think it's , um , absolutely great 28 00:01:04,362 --> 00:01:06,029 next step for people that air 29 00:01:06,029 --> 00:01:07,807 concerning being a professional 30 00:01:07,807 --> 00:01:11,370 musician . When you join the Marine 31 00:01:11,370 --> 00:01:13,481 Corps band , you're not just going to 32 00:01:13,481 --> 00:01:15,592 stay at the lowest level , you know , 33 00:01:15,592 --> 00:01:17,870 playing your instrument the whole time . 34 00:01:17,870 --> 00:01:20,037 There is room for promotion and growth 35 00:01:20,037 --> 00:01:23,130 as a musician . Eso we have Bill . It's 36 00:01:23,130 --> 00:01:25,860 like small ensemble leader and listed 37 00:01:25,860 --> 00:01:28,600 conductor drum , major instrument 38 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,940 repair technician , bandmaster ban 39 00:01:30,940 --> 00:01:33,780 officer . All those things , all those 40 00:01:33,780 --> 00:01:35,930 bill it's the people that fill them 41 00:01:35,940 --> 00:01:38,162 came from the lowest level Thio . So if 42 00:01:38,162 --> 00:01:40,410 you wanna learn how Thio be the drum 43 00:01:40,410 --> 00:01:42,700 major of the marching band , you can 44 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,960 join player instrument . Get training 45 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:48,270 in that and then be specialized in that 46 00:01:48,270 --> 00:01:50,390 area . Same thing for an a list of 47 00:01:50,390 --> 00:01:52,334 conductor . If you want to conduct 48 00:01:52,334 --> 00:01:54,501 concert bands , you have that route as 49 00:01:54,501 --> 00:01:56,612 well . Instrument repair technician . 50 00:01:56,612 --> 00:01:58,779 We have that route . We'll send you to 51 00:01:58,779 --> 00:01:58,450 school for that , and you can take 52 00:01:58,460 --> 00:02:00,770 instruments if you want to do that . So 53 00:02:00,770 --> 00:02:02,992 there's a lot of room for growth in the 54 00:02:02,992 --> 00:02:04,826 band field . If you want to keep 55 00:02:04,826 --> 00:02:06,992 playing your instrument , you can keep 56 00:02:06,992 --> 00:02:06,740 playing your instrument and doing 57 00:02:06,740 --> 00:02:08,730 ceremonies . It doesn't matter if 58 00:02:08,730 --> 00:02:10,841 you're in for one year . Two years or 59 00:02:10,841 --> 00:02:13,180 if you're in for 20 . One of the 60 00:02:13,180 --> 00:02:15,124 biggest things that I really enjoy 61 00:02:15,124 --> 00:02:17,291 about the band field in general is how 62 00:02:17,291 --> 00:02:19,570 much we get to travel . I was stationed 63 00:02:19,570 --> 00:02:21,681 at Camp Pendleton , California , with 64 00:02:21,681 --> 00:02:23,792 first Marine Division Band on . I got 65 00:02:23,792 --> 00:02:25,959 to travel all over the United States . 66 00:02:25,959 --> 00:02:28,126 Um , I got to go to Germany and France 67 00:02:28,126 --> 00:02:30,237 twice with the Battle of Belleau Wood 68 00:02:30,237 --> 00:02:32,237 ceremony . Um , it was just kind of 69 00:02:32,237 --> 00:02:34,403 amazing being able to travel , see new 70 00:02:34,403 --> 00:02:36,626 things and getting paid to do it . It's 71 00:02:36,626 --> 00:02:38,848 a very small community , the band field 72 00:02:38,848 --> 00:02:41,070 in the Marine Corps , and it definitely 73 00:02:41,070 --> 00:02:43,181 feels like a brotherhood . I know the 74 00:02:43,181 --> 00:02:45,070 Marine Corps is definitely , ah , 75 00:02:45,070 --> 00:02:46,903 brotherhood in general , but the 76 00:02:46,903 --> 00:02:48,903 Marines , they're just good quality 77 00:02:48,903 --> 00:02:50,360 people , and we have a really good time .