ANNOUNCES A VACANCY FOR B-FLAT CLARINET

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1 United StateS Marine Band Marine ChaMBer OrCheStra Colonel ason K Fettig, Director ANNOUNCES A VACANCY FOR B-FLAT CLARINET Auditions or B-lat Clarinet will be held on Monday, August 21, 2017, beginning at 8:00 am, at the Marine Barracks Annex, 7th L Streets, SE in Washington, DC The registration desk will be oen rom 7:15 am until 12:00 noon, but alicants are urged to check in by 8:00 am No seciic audition times will be assigned; musicians will be heard in the order in which they aear and register I not comleted on August 21, auditions will continue on Tuesday, August 22 Alicants should thereore be available to erorm on both days Alicants will be laced on the audition list uon the Marine Band s receit o a current résumé and comleted alicant actsheet These items should be received by the Marine Band beore the day o the audition The audition committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest roessional standards The President s Own United States Marine Band is America s oldest continuously active roessional musical organization Its mission is unique to rovide music or the President o the United States and the Commandant o the Marine Cors Marine Band musicians erorm requently at the White House in small ensembles, chamber orchestra, concert band, and as soloists The Marine Band erorms or a wide variety o commitments, to include ublic concerts, recording sessions, touring, chamber music recitals, military ceremonies and state unctions Today s Marine Band is comosed o 154 o the nation s inest musicians Those selected or the US Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra are exemt rom recruit training and are aointed to the rank o Sta Sergeant (E-) under a contract or duty with the US Marine Band only The winner o the audition will receive instructions regarding enlistment rocedures The audition will consist o the ollowing: A) Clarinet Concerto in A, K 22 (Mozart) 1 st movement only B) Excerts rom the ollowing: Ballet Music rom Faust (Gounod/Tobani) Symhony No in F, Ous 90 2 nd movement (Brahms) Sinonietta (Dahl) Octet in F, D 80 2 nd movement (Schubert) Serenade No 10 in B-lat, K 1 th and 7 th movements (Mozart) Symhonie Fantastique, Ous 14 rd movement (Berlioz) A Midsummer Night s Dream Scherzo (Mendelssohn) Intermezzo rom Carmen Suite No 1 (Bizet) Hammersmith, Ous 52 (Holst) Polovetsian Dances rom Prince Igor (Borodin) Midway March (Williams/Lavender) Symhony No 8 in F, Ous 9 rd movement (Beethoven) Lincolnshire Posy 4 th movement (Grainger/Fennell) C) Duets (to be erormed with a member o the Marine Band clarinet section) The Hebrides Overture, Ous 2 (Mendelssohn) Duet No 1 (WF Bach) D) Sight-reading For urther inormation, lease write or call the ollowing: Marine Band Oerations 8th I Streets, SE Washington, DC telehone: (202) ax: (202) wwwmarinebandmarinesmil

2 The President s Own UNITED STATES MARINE BAND Colonel ason K Fettig, Director Please rint or tye APPLICANT FACT SHEET NOTICE: Prior to submitting this orm, lease veriy that you meet the standard basic qualiications necessary to become a member o the U S Marine Band To review a list o these requirements, lease visit our website at: wwwmarinebandmarinesmil / Career Inormation PERSONAL INFO MILITARY First Name: Middle Initial: Last Name: Position(s) or which you are alying: Street Address: Aartment: City: State: Zi Code: Primary Phone: Secondary Phone: Address: Are you a United States Citizen? Yes No Date o Birth: Date available or enlistment: Do you have rior U S Military service? Yes No I so, how long did you serve? Years: Months: Are you now on active duty or reserve status? Yes No When does your contract end? Please list your current rank, unit and duty station: REFERENCES Name: Title / Position: Phone: Name: Title / Position: Phone: Please return this comleted alication and your current résumé by one o the ollowing methods (in order o reerence): marinebandoerations@usmcmil MAIL: Oerations Oicer United States Marine Band FACSIMILE: (202) Marine Barracks, 8th and I Streets, SE Washington, DC NOTE: Items submitted through the U S Mail are not delivered in a timely manner as they are diverted to an o-site security screening center beore being orwarded to our acility This rocess may cause a signiicant delay in the delivery o your materials Your name will be added to the audition list uon receit o your alication materials, and you will receive an conirming your aearance at the audition I you are unable to attend or have urther questions, lease call (202) between the hours o 7:0 am and 4:00 m eastern time on weekdays PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT FOR U S MARINE BAND APPLICANTS This statement is rovided in comliance with the rovisions o the Privacy Act o 1974 (5 USC 552a) which requires Federal agencies to inorm individuals who are requested to urnish ersonal inormation about themselves 1 Authority 10 USC 50, MCO P Princial Puroses The inormation that will be requested rom you in the selection rocess and ersonal interview is intended to rovide a basis on which to evaluate your suitability to hold a osition with the United States Marine Band This inormation may also be used to inorm alicants o additional oortunities in Marine Cors music Routine Uses In addition to being used by U S Marine Band sta in the audition and evaluation rocess, ertinent inormation will be rovided to other government activities in a reliminary screening to determine your ability to obtain a security clearance granting Category III White House Access, which is a requirement or duty with the United States Marine Band 4 Disclosure o this inormation is voluntary, but ailure to do so could result in the inability o U S Marine Band sta to evaluate your suitability or a osition in the United States Marine Band and could reclude urther articiation in the audition rocess Alicant s Signature: Date:

3 United States Marine Band B-lat Clarinet Audition August 21-22, 2017 Marine ChaMBer OrCheStra Colonel ason K Fettig, Director Ballet Music rom Faust (Gounod/Tobani) Allegretto 4 2 ( q = 112 ) R n Πr b R r b n ΠR n R Πn molto Marine Barracks, 8th and I Streets, SE, Washington, DC Telehone: (202) Internet: 1 wwwmarinebandmarinesmil USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

4 Symhony No in F, Ous 90 _ 2 nd movement (Brahms) Andante 4 Œ Ó esress semlice Œ Ó Œ Ó 1 n Sinonietta (Dahl) P b 4 2 Allegro con brio, come rima ( q = 120 ) ƒ > > n > n b b b Œ n > > b b b b > b 4 b 4 2 b b n b > b > b > n Œ b > Q n n b b > b b b b b b b b b b n b b b b > b b b b n N b b > n b > > > accel a iacere al b n n n R b n > > n > 2 USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

5 Octet in F, D 80 _ 2 nd movement (Schubert) Andante un oco mosso 8 in Sib/ B π b n de π morendo n b n Serenade No 10 in B-lat, K 1 _ th and 7 th movements (Mozart) Excert 1 Excert 2 Thema mit Variationen (Andante) 4 2 s Rondo Allegro molto 4 2 Ÿ n r s n s r r r r B n A USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts n r

6 Serenade No 10 in B-lat, K 1 (Mozart) Excert E 4 2 Œ Œ ṗ b b F Œ n n G b ḟ n n Symhonie Fantastique, Ous 14 _ rd movement (Berlioz) Adagio {e = 84} solo 8 F dolce > (Echo) Œ > > > s s b s dim 44 oco Œ F > 4 USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

7 Scherzo rom A Midsummer Night s Dream (Mendelssohn) Allegro vivace ( q=84-92) 8 > > ḋim > > A > 2 > > Allegro vivace ( q = ) Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ṗ b b Ÿ b b 1 Intermezzo rom Carmen Suite No 1 (Bizet) Andantino quasi allegretto A Solo b c b b Œ Ó 5 USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

8 Hammersmith, Ous 52 (Holst) Excert 1 C b b b b (Poco vivace) Soli 4 2 > stacc b b> b b ( q = 120 ) b > b b b b b n > b > n nn nb b b b D > F ΠΠb stacc b b n 8 b b b b b b b b b > b > b( n) b E 4 2 > b b > b n b n b 8 b b > n > b b b b b > 2 stacc Excert 2 b b b b b b ( q b b - = 120 ) b 8 - b n b - n - b n n b USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

9 Polovetsian Dances rom Prince Igor (Borodin) in B Solo Ṗresto 8 4 > > F brilliante b b b n n b b n A b 8 F b n b b n b n n b n b n n b n B Œ Midway March (Williams/Lavender) 4 A la marcia qd = > Ÿ~~~~ ^ > 8 ß ß 8 w^ 12 8 ß USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

10 Symhony No 8 in F, Ous 9 _ rd movement (Beethoven) 1 Œ n dolce 2 Œ 1 n Œ Œ 1 (Temo di menuetto) SOLO 4 1 dolce Œ Œ dolce (q = 12) b 2 Œ Œ 1 Œ dimin dolce π Men DC al Fine Linconshire Posy _ 4 th movement, The Brisk, Young Sailor (Grainger/Fennell) Srightly 4 Œ P Œ P (short) 17 Œ Œ F (short, detached) P 25 ƒ 8 USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

11 Duets (to be erormed with a member o the Marine Band clarinet section) The Hebrides Overture, Ous 2 (Mendelssohn) 1 2 (Tranquillo assai) Clar in A Solo b b 4 4 Œ π n Œ π Œ Clar in A n Solo Œ n π 241 n b b n n n n n n dolce dolce 247 b b n n dim dim oco rit oco rit w dim w dim Ó Ó 9 USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

12 Duet No 1 (W F Bach) Allegro Π( q = 108 ) ٠n ΠF F Πn n Πn ٠٠10 USMB B-lat Clarinet Audition Excerts

13 United States Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra Col ason K Fettig, Director Marine Barracks Washington Oerations: (202) th I Streets, SE Public Aairs: (202) Washington, DC Fax: (202) wwwmarinebandmarinesmil Career Inormation AUDITIONS Auditions or The President s Own occur only in anticiation o roected vacancies and are announced in The International Musician, as well as by direct mailings to college band directors and instrumental music instructors All auditions take lace in ohn Phili Sousa Band Hall at Marine Barracks in Washington, DC, and are conducted much like those o maor symhony orchestras There is no reliminary taed round Interested alicants should send a letter o inquiry with a current résumé to: Oerations Oicer, US Marine Band, Marine Barracks, 8th and I Streets, SE, Washington, DC , or ax this inormation to (202) Alicants must travel to Washington at their own exense MUSICAL REQUIREMENTS No seciic level o education is required, but most members hold college degrees, and many hold advanced degrees The laying ability and exertise required are equivalent to those o any maor roessional musical organization The broad range o commitments by The President s Own requires musical versatility rom all band members Tyical commitments include band concerts, ceremonial events, chamber orchestra and small ensemble erormances, touring, and recording sessions QUALIFICATIONS United States citizenshi and successul comletion o an extensive background investigation are mandatory in order to obtain a Secret Security Clearance with Category III White House Access Alicants holding a dual citizenshi will be required to renounce their oreign citizenshi as a rerequisite to obtaining clearance This clearance is a requirement or the assignment o the Military Occuational Secialty (MOS) Member, United States Marine Band Due to the length and scoe o the security clearance rocess, it is initiated ollowing the member s enlistment onto active duty Failure to obtain and maintain this security clearance will result in administrative searation rom the US Marine Cors Current regulations authorize enlistment between ages 17 and 28 Age waivers may be granted in some cases; however, the maximum age or which waivers may be granted to those with no rior military service is 4 Alicants must also ass the Armed Services Vocational Atitude Battery (ASVAB) and a comlete hysical examination, which includes comlying with established height/weight standards both at the time o enlistment and throughout one s Marine Cors career (see height/weight chart on the ollowing age) The laying art o the audition assesses only the individual s musical qualiications To be oered a osition in The President s Own, one must also be hysically qualiied and be caable o being granted the required security clearance Selection as a inalist is not a determination that one is musically qualiied or the osition Finalists are those the committee wishes to hear again in order to make a more comlete assessment o their abilities Finalists are interviewed at the time o the audition in an eort to identiy any otential roblems that could aect the individual s ability to be enlisted or duty with The President s Own, either related to health or the White House security clearance The Privacy Act notice included as art o the Alicant Fact Sheet exlains that inormation will be requested in the selection rocess and ersonal interview to rovide a basis on which to evaluate the alicant s suitability to hold a osition with The President s Own, and will not be used or any other urose While disclosure o this inormation is voluntary, ailure to do so could result in the inability o the sta to evaluate the alicant s suitability or a osition in

14 The President s Own and could reclude urther articiation in the audition rocess Likewise, disclosure o inormation during the interview that is determined to be disqualiying in nature could result in the alicant s immediate dismissal rom the remainder o the audition rocess The criteria or duty with The President s Own are very stringent and are established by those outside agencies resonsible or granting hysical qualiication and security clearances The President s Own must comly with the criteria and guidance rovided by these outside agencies in order to assess alicants While each alicant is dierent, and each will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, the ollowing are some issues that could aect the individual s ability to be ound ully qualiied or enlistment with The President s Own : Physical Qualiications: Disqualiying conditions may include, but are not limited to, ailure to meet height/weight standards at time o enlistment; serious vision and auditory roblems; hyertension; diabetes; heart deects; seizure; inlammatory bowel syndrome; loss o an eye or kidney; cancer within ive years; anorexia; treatment or asthma during the ast ive years; allergy immunotheray during the ast two years; and hysical limitations due to inury or congenital conditions Laser eye surgery is a otential disqualiier or enlistment Alicants who have had laser eye surgery should contact LtCol ohn R Barclay, Executive Assistant to the Director, at (202) 4-99 or ohnrbarclay@usmcmil rior to the audition When doing so, have a coy o your contact lens/eyeglass rescrition rom beore surgery available Clearance Qualiications: Disqualiying conditions may include but are not limited to: arrest and/or conviction o a elony; requent involvement with authorities even as a uvenile; DWI/DUI; having been a atient in an institution rimarily devoted to the treatment o mental, emotional, or sychological disorders; attern o inancial irresonsibility (bankrutcy, debt or credit roblems, deaulting on a student loan); membershi in any organization that advocates the commission o acts o orce or violence to deny other ersons their rights under the Constitution o the United States; having etitioned to be declared a conscientious obector to war; moving violations with ines over $200; illegal drug use (to include any use o cocaine, heroin, LSD, and PCP); and the illegal urchase, ossession, or sale o any such narcotics Note: Alicants with questions about their seciic cases should call LtCol ohn R Barclay, Executive Assistant to the Director, at (202) 4-99 or ohnrbarclay@usmcmil rior to the audition At the comletion o the ersonal interview and health/ security screening, i it is determined that health and/or background issues could aect an individual s ability to be enlisted or duty with The President s Own, such matters will be addressed with the resective agencies resonsible or hysical qualiication or clearance matters I these agencies conirm that an alicant is unequivocally disqualiied or either hysical or security clearance reasons, the Director reserves the right to eliminate the individual rom urther consideration Once ound ully qualiied and selected or a osition with The President s Own, alicants receive ull medical and atitude testing at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) nearest their current residence This testing is coordinated by The President s Own in cooeration with local Marine Cors recruiters ABOUT THE ENLISTMENT The enlistment rocess is comleted at the alicant s local MEPS A standard our-year enlistment contract is signed or duty with the US Marine Band only The President s Own musicians are ermanently assigned and may not be transerred to any other unit or location Uon enlistment, new members are aointed to the rank o Sta Sergeant (ay grade E-) in the US Marine Cors and receive all ay and beneits commensurate with that grade They are also subect to the Uniorm Code o Military ustice, the rules and articles o which govern the disciline o the US Armed Forces Following enlistment, new members reort directly to Washington, DC, with oicial travel and shiment o Marine Cors Weight Standards Male Weight Standards: Height (inches) Weight (ounds) Minimum Maximum Female Weight Standards: Height (inches) Weight (ounds) Minimum Maximum

15 household goods conducted at government exense RECRUIT TRAINING Members o The President s Own are not required to undergo recruit training The mission o The President s Own is to rovide music and erorm such other unctions as are directed by the President o the United States and the Commandant o the Marine Cors Unlike other Marine Cors musical units, The President s Own has no secondary combat role, and its members are exemt rom all such training The President s Own musicians reort to Washington ully trained to erorm their rimary duties in the accomlishment o the band s unique musical mission Thereore, there is no requirement or The President s Own musicians to undergo recruit training New members are instructed by the Assistant Drum Maor in aroriate military and band-related subects This ongoing rocess o instruction gives each musician essential knowledge about his or her role in the US Marine Cors PAY/ALLOWANCES Military ay is divided into two categories: basic ay (which is taxable) and other allowances (housing, subsistence) which are not taxable Federal, state, and social security taxes are deducted only rom the income s taxable ortion In addition, all members o the armed orces are allowed to claim legal residence in their home state i they so desire This may also aect their state tax status (see chart below or detailed inormation regarding ay and beneits) OTHER PAY INFORMATION Members o the armed services receive ay increases ater the second year o service These increases continue at the third and ourth year and then are given every two years ater that time u to year 2 In addition, requests or military ay raises are resented to Congress each year The Basic Allowance or Housing (BAH) is determined by rank The BAH is recomuted eriodically to ensure that it conorms with actual housing costs The Washington area has one o the highest BAH rates in the nation HOUSING Military housing is limited in the Washington area and should not be anticiated The maority o members live in the Washington metroolitan area, including areas o Maryland and Virginia BAH is not aid i a member obtains military housing NON-MONETARY BENEFITS The musicians o The President s Own receive ull exchange and commissary rivileges or themselves and their Members o the US Armed Forces are aid on the 1st and 15th o each month O the total ay and allowances due, only the basic ay is taxable Monthly deductions on this chart are estimated based uon average deductions o current members These amounts luctuate based uon seciic state o residence, marital, and deendent status In addition, members are aid er diem while traveling on government business and are entitled to an annual clothing allowance used to deray the costs o uniorm urchase and maintenance Glossary: Monthly Pay and Allowances or a Sta Sergeant (Pay Grade E-) Eective an 1, 2017 BAH (Basic Allowance or Housing) a sum determined by housing costs in the geograhic region in which the members are stationed; this hels deray rent or mortgage costs BAS (Basic Allowance or Subsistence) the sum allocated to deray the cost o meals (Both BAH and BAS are nontaxable income) SGLI (Servicemember s Grou Lie Insurance) a monthly deduction entitling the member to be insured or $400,000 Sousal coverage is also available DENTAL there is no cost or a member without deendents; members with one deendent ay $110 monthly, more than one deendent costs $88 monthly USN/MC RETIREMENT HOME a mandatory deduction or all Sailors and Marines Pay and Allowances: Without With Deendents Deendents Basic Pay $2,4870 $2,4870 BAH 2, ,700 PRO/SEP RATION Total Monthly Gross 4,999 5,52199 Total Annual Gross 59,5800,288 Monthly Deductions (estimated): Federal Tax Social Security SGLI $400, Dental Medicare USN/MC Ret Home Total Monthly Deductions Monthly Net Pay: $4,54112 $5,157 Annual Net Pay: $54,4944 $1,8447 Note: Net ay reers to the amount taken home; gross ay relects income rior to deductions

16 deendents Use o these acilities can result in substantial savings over comarable civilian stores As active duty members o the military, The President s Own musicians receive all medical and dental care, x-rays, tests, and rescritions without charge Deendents are also authorized to receive ree medical care at selected military acilities A contributory lan allows deendent dental care to be covered at a modest cost Military retirement requires no monetary contributions rom the individual Armed services members qualiy or retirement at the comletion o 20 years o active service at 50 ercent o their base ay, with an additional 25 ercent each year thereater Retirees retain medical beneits as well as exchange and commissary rivileges The Washington, DC, area has a wealth o government and military acilities that are available to active duty members and their amilies These include swimming ools, tennis and racquetball courts, gymnasiums, and gol courses Marine Cors Community Service oers rental o caming and athletic equiment, etc at little or no cost In addition, there are amle oortunities or recreational, cultural, educational, and historical ursuits throughout the Washington, DC, metroolitan area LEAVE (VACATION) TIME Marines receive 0 days aid leave each year lus some ederal holidays when not on duty Secial liberty may also be granted by the Director All requests or leave are aroved or disaroved based on the band s schedule The President s Own has no blanket leave eriods during which the entire band is on leave at the same time To accomlish its mission, it is necessary or the Marine Band to remain oerational 5 days a year EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE When unds are available, Marine Cors tuition assistance ays u to 100 ercent o tuition, instructional ees, laboratory ees, comuter ees, and mandatory course enrollment ees combined, not to exceed $250 er semester hour equivalent and $4,500 er individual er iscal year Tuition assistance unds are authorized or vocational-technical, undergraduate, graduate, undergraduate develomental, indeendent study, and distance learning rograms Courses must be oered by institutions accredited by agencies recognized by the United States Deartment o Education In addition to tuition assistance, the Veteran s Administration oers educational assistance to all active duty service members in the orm o the GI Bill Two dierent GI Bill rograms exist: the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post 9/11 GI Bill These rograms oer a range o beneits including the oortunity to transer educational beneits to souses and children Some rograms require a contribution rom the service member Inormation regarding the GI Bill and other educational beneits is available rom the Veteran s AdministrationThere are a number o colleges and universities in the Washington area, including Georgetown University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Catholic University, the University o Maryland, and the Peabody Conservatory o Music THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN The Thrit Savings Plan (TSP) is a rogram that allows members an oortunity to enter a tax-deerred, government sonsored savings/retirement/loan lan Individuals who enroll have ive dierent investment unds to choose rom that vary rom conservative government-backed to riskier, highend investments in oreign comanies and currencies TSP is governed by the Federal Retirement Thrit Investment Board Enrollment oortunities are available to all military ersonnel The rogram is very similiar to an IRA, but with more investment otions THE PRESIDENT S OWN HISTORY The President s Own has been art o the events that have shaed our national heritage or more than two centuries Its omniresent role in events o national imortance has made it art o the abric o American lie Established by an Act o Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is America s oldest continuously active roessional musical organization Its mission is unique to rovide music or the President o the United States and the Commandant o the Marine Cors President ohn Adams invited the Marine Band to make its White House debut in the uninished Executive Mansion on New Year s Day 1801 In March o that year, the band erormed or the inaugural o Thomas eerson and research suggests it has erormed or every Presidential inaugural since that time In eerson, the band ound its most visionary advocate An accomlished musician himsel, eerson recognized the unique relationshi between the band and the Chie Executive and he is credited with giving the Marine Band its title, The President s Own Whether erorming or South Lawn arrival ceremonies, State Dinners, or recetions, Marine Band musicians aear at the White House more than 00 times each year These erormances range rom a solo harist or chamber orchestra to a dance band or ull concert band, making versatility an imortant requirement or band members Additionally, the band articiates in more than 500 ublic and oicial erormances annually, including concerts and ceremonies throughout the Washington, DC, metroolitan area Each all, the band travels through a region o the United States during its concert tour, a century-old tradition started by ohn Phili Sousa, the band s legendary 17th director In its third century, The President s Own continues a tradition o excellence Whether in White House erormances, ublic concerts, or national tours, the music o the Marine Band is the music o America

17 Dear Auditionee: In addition to The President s Own, there are excellent oortunities or musicians in our ten Marine Cors ield bands Enoy the satisaction o becoming a member o America s elite ighting orce while serving as a member o a erormance ensemble Celebrate our nation s most treasured traditions with others that share your assion or music and service to our country in an environment that challenges you to live u to your ull otential Positively imact the lives o areciative audiences in concert venues, on arade ields, and in roessional sorts stadiums around the world These bands are stationed at the maor commands o the Marine Cors and are located in Hawaii, southern Caliornia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Louisiana, and Okinawa, aan Regardless o the ensemble ceremonial band, concert band, show band, combo, or chamber ensemble Marine musicians enoy the satisaction and exerience gained through ull-time erormance with a roessional musical organization in national and international venues As a Marine musician you may qualiy or an enlistment bonus, a choice o duty station, accelerated romotion to the rank o sergeant (E-5), and 100% tuition assistance while enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree rogram I you would like to learn more about these rewarding ositions, lease contact an audition coordinator by ing MarineMusic@marinesusmcmil, by calling the musician recruiting coordinator at (70) or by visiting the web site, htt://wwwmarinescom/eligibility/musician-enlistment-otion-rogram Thank you or your interest in Marine Music and or auditioning or this osition with The President s Own Sincerely, ason K Fettig Colonel, USMC Director, US Marine Band