Musician's Creed: Recent Episodes
Mark Pages
This podcast began with my recruitment and interest in the United States Army and the Army Band Program. The first few episodes details my progress through the recruitment phases in becoming a specialist in the Army under the MOS "42R", but with life comes changes in your planned path.
Sorry for the hiatus! Military Processing around the holidays is SLOW. Because of the delay, I've reconsidered graduate school options for a Masters in Wind Conducting at various schools. I also have some new changes in life for the remainder of this academic school year!
Is it worth joining the US Army as a 42R (US Army Regional Band Musician)? I discuss my personal pros and cons for trying to land a spot as a musician as a US Soldier.
In this episode, I reflect on my military band audition with the United States Marine Corps and the Music Enlistment Option Program (MEOP). I also discuss the events leading up to my current recruitment with the United States Army and the Army Regional Bands program.