When I went to Air Force BMT in 1977, they came around and asked who knows how to play a brass or percussion instruments. I had played the trumpet from 4th through 12th grade, so I raised my hand. I ended up put on the fluglehorn, which had two values instead of three and was longer. This was in November/December of 1977, so we we played alot of Christmas concert on Lackland and downtown San Antonio. Plus, since we were busy practicing and playing, we never had to do KP (kitchen duty). Great memories!!
@michaelnwokorie86482 ай бұрын
I was a band flight its was awesome
@DavidCapperinoАй бұрын
I’ve only heard good things!
@robkevbankson3 жыл бұрын
This Band flight is the BMT drum & bugle corps ( available only @ Lackland AFB,TX) and it's partime during basic training. As of 2021, I'm not sure if it's still available cause I haven't seen them active in over 2 yrs. But if you're enlisting in the USAF always check with your recruiter to see if it's available and something you're interested in.
@DavidCapperino2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing that info!
@scarletryder86274 жыл бұрын
Thx for this video because their was no video with this useful information
@DavidCapperino2 жыл бұрын
Any time! Thank you for commenting
@robkevbankson3 жыл бұрын
As always to all service members & veterans, thank you for your service and sacrifice...🙋🏽♂️🙋🏽♂️🙋🏽♂️💯
@DavidCapperino2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@michaelnwokorie86482 ай бұрын
Band flight is the last flight to go cause they have to wait for everyone to come in for the whole graduation class
@DavidCapperinoАй бұрын
Didn’t know that!
@D_jamz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading! Very informative
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
No Problem! Thank you for watching.
@jmhighlife772 ай бұрын
One would think that playing in a band flight would create a lane for recruits to be meritoriously advanced to E-3 after training. Might as well not play and just focus on training.
@DavidCapperinoАй бұрын
Interesting perspective
@CowboyJonah Жыл бұрын
Let's gooo! I played trombone as well and I hope to play it in the band flight.
@DavidCapperino Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! I wish I played an instrument lol
@NI-xm1mo3 ай бұрын
Were there saxophones?
@DavidCapperino3 ай бұрын
I cannot confirm, but I would assume so.
@qubanhall61113 жыл бұрын
What instruments are available to play? Are woodwinds available?
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
I am not sure and I have since lost contact with this person. But it sounds like almost anything that would be in a band are available. I’m sure a google search would answer this.
@lifeaswegrow3 жыл бұрын
I was in band flight a million years ago...so honestly, it could be different. For us, it was brass and percussion only. My son plays piano and is now in band flight on the bass drum. The main thing is to read music.
@guruthossindarin3563 Жыл бұрын
Late 2023: No woodwinds. My daughter said she played flute and piccolo, they put her on baritone 🤣
@DavidCapperino Жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s upsetting. How different are those instruments?
@qubanhall61113 жыл бұрын
Dude if I could play a brass instrument that would be lit.
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
Haha right
@toddmenard23303 жыл бұрын
What if you were a guitarist or bassist? I assume by “band”, they are looking for marching band people?
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
That’s a good question and unfortunately I’ve lost the contact. A recruiter can find out the answers.
@bbgeer3 жыл бұрын
flt b129 august 83
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Thank you for your service.
@coyoteserranoband3 жыл бұрын
Are you also an Air Force musician?
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
No, I am not
@coyoteserranoband3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidCapperino just asking because I want to join the band. I was curious to see how long air force music school is.
@DavidCapperino3 жыл бұрын
@@coyoteserranoband idr if he talks about it in the video, but I would imagine it depends on your instrument. Good question though!
@coyoteserranoband3 жыл бұрын
@@DavidCapperino ahh I see!
@robkevbankson2 жыл бұрын
@@coyoteserranoband there is no Air Force school of music. You audition directly to an Air Force Band and should be very qualified, 5-10 yrs of music; playing & performance,reading,writing arranging & theory all based on your instrument. Most musicians in any Air Force Band are basically college degreed but not necessarily all. Besides the Coast Guard there are the only two branches where musicians don't attend the Naval school of music. Just like here in San Antonio's Lackland AFB the Band of the West one must audition directly to the band itself.