>> I went specifically for the music.
In the Air Force or all the military bands, you audition first and you have
to wait until there's an opening.
So, openings are advertised in the Union papers or trade magazines.
And when there's an opening and auditions advertised, you apply for that.
You have to be able to be qualified to enlist in the military.
So, you have to meet those requirements, as well.
Then you send a tape.
And if you're invited to audition, it's very similar to any say symphony orchestra audition.
Well, in the Air Force Band, as in any of the service bands, especially in D.C.,
which are the premiere bands of that service, it's a permanent duty assignment.
So, once you audition and are accepted into the service with them,
you can stay there your whole career.
So, twenty years or more, if you choose.
So, in my case, I've been in twenty-two years.
So, for me it was -- it's career.
So, I will get a retirement from this.