As we all know, our army has a cultural troupe, which is responsible for the glorious mission of military cultural work. What is less known is that the US military also has similar establishments, such as the military band we are going to introduce today.
The band qualification badge is a badge worn by the military band belonging to a specific unit of the U.S. Army. It is similar to the honor guard qualification badge. However, the U.S. Army Field Band Badge is an important distinctive unit badge, just like the Mountain Qualification Badge worn by the 10th Mountain Infantry Division. If a band musician is transferred from the original band to another military branch, he is no longer allowed to wear the band qualification badge, but he can still wear the original distinctive troop badge.
The band qualification badge is designed by the U.S. Army Badge Association. Different background colors and text colors are selected based on the history and traditions of different troops. The band qualification seal is generally in the shape of a semicircle, with the military number indicated in the inner text. The band qualification badge can be worn on the uniform together with the distinctive unit badge.
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Military Band Qualification Badge. The mission of the band is to provide music support for the command headquarters and affiliated mission areas, inspire the morale of officers, soldiers and families, inspire fighting spirit, "tell the story of the Army" to society, and support training and Strategic mission of the Commander, Doctrine Command.
The military band is considered the top unit of the Training and Doctrine Command and a pioneer in the construction of military culture. Military band officers and soldiers have undergone strict selection and are the most outstanding musicians in the U.S. Army Music Program.
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Military Band is stationed at Fort Eustis and is responsible for a range of military and social missions.
The performance levels of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command military band cover the national, state and county levels. They can be seen at military activities, local festivals, parades, city and state commemorative ceremonies, and travel every year. Completing various performance assignments throughout the United States and around the world.
The Military Band of the Training and Doctrine Command performed at a party commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the "Music Under the Star-Spangled Banner". They also did not carry guns to fight and launch precision-guided weapons on fighter jets.
The Army Reserve's 81st Regional Support Command's 100th Army Band, known as the "Band of the Century" by the U.S. military, is stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky . On October 1, 2008, under the U.S. Army Reserve reform plan, the military band was transferred from the 100th Infantry Division to the U.S. Army Reserve Command.
There are 8 music performance teams (MPT) under the 100th Military Band. They train intensively for one weekend every month and conduct annual training for 2 to 3 weeks every summer. They can perform a wide range of music types. Starting in 2012, various music performance teams began to perform across Kentucky and 13 states in the United States, including Tennessee, Indiana, and Ohio, to promote the history and achievements of the Army Reserve.
Due to the outstanding performance of the military band's mission, it has received the Meritorious Unit Collective Commendation Order, which ranks fourth among collective awards in the U.S. Army Medal System.
In November 2011, Staff Sergeant Tyler Meyer, a musician with the 100th Army Band, received the Audrey Murphy Club Award, which represents the readiness, training, development and welfare of U.S. soldiers. In addition, four musicians received the "Colonel Hamilton Outstanding Musician Award" issued by the US military.
This is the Ohio Army National Guard 371st Support Brigade 122nd Military Band Qualification Chapter. The National Guard of the U.S. Army in each state generally has military bands. It can be seen that armies from all over the world are not short of those who know how to fight. (leaving aside the victory or defeat for now, just talk about going to war), but there is a shortage of musicians who understand music and can boost the morale of the officers and soldiers.
