DrillMaster's Introduction

[DrillMaster001]

I spent four years in AFJROTC while in high school in AZ. There I marched on the drill team which swept meets across the state (80-83). I was even given the privilege to command the team for my last two years. I was also a percussionist for all four years with the marching band, drum major my last year.

After going to Army Basic Camp (AROTC) at Ft. Knok, Ky. I attended New Mexico Military Institute where I was drum major of the band again. I left NMMI to enlist in the USAF May 16, 1985.

After Basic I was sent to Ft. Belvoir, VA for Reprographics school at the Defense Mapping Agency. I was stationed in RAF Upper Heyford, England (4 yrs) where I was involved with Drum Corps United Kingdom writing and teaching drill and judging visual and percussion programs.

Then I went to Davis Monthan in Tucson, AZ (4yrs) where I joined the Base Honor Guard and was made the Asst. NCOIC. This BHG had a drill team which I ended up commanding and teaching. Locally, I worked with three high school marching bands writing and teaching drill for them. I developed, from scratch, the one-time Aerospace and Arizona Day JROTC Drill Meet at the base and invited many schools from across the state that I competed against when I was in school.

In the early '90s I was stationed in the Netherlands (HQ AFCENT) where I was asked to create and train the area's first Joint Service Honor Guard. We performed all over Holland, Belgium and into France. I also worked with Drum Corps Holland and Color Guard Nederland and trained first-time AFJROTC cadets to attend a summer leadership school.

After five years in Holland I was sent for a four-year tour at Shaw AFB, SC. There, I retrained into the Unit Training Manager career field, met my wonderful wife (also ADAF) and worked for a short time training the Honor Guard and judged three drill meets.

From there my wife and I were sent for three years to Kadena AB on Okinawa, Japan. There I created the now widely used Base Honor Guard Plans of Instruction for training Airmen in every aspect of the Honor Guard. Performing with and training dozens of Airmen was an excellent experience which led to forming another Joint Service Honor Guard with the other services on the island. I was a clinician for the AFJROTC there as well.

I retired from Active Duty in 2005 after 20 years and have followed my wife to our current duty station, Travis AFB, CA. I now judge with the Pacific Coast Judges Assoc. and am finishing my latest version of my book, Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team.

I'm currently a student with Master's International School of Divinity finishing my BA in Theology and currently enrolled in a double masters program (M.Th./MDIV).

Lastly I've developed a standardized judging system for drill meets for implementation nation wide. The draft of the manual is complete and the judges computer-based training modules are next on the list to do.

My Web site is: http://drillmaster001.googlepages.com

Below is what I call my "Marching Resume"

PROFESSIONAL JUDGING EXPERIENCE

2008- Pres. Member, International Association of Exhibition Drillers Independent Selection Committee

2009- Drum Corps Europe Visual Judge Associate

2008- Pres. Color Guard Nederland Visual Judge Associate

2005- Pres. Visual/Drum Major Judge, Pacific Coast Judges Association

2005- Pres. Drum major/percussion tutor and marching instructor, Vanden High School Band

2005-2006 Winter Percussion Program Coordinator and Caption Head VHS Band

2004 Marching Consultant, Kadena High School AFJROTC Drill Team

2003-2005 Judge, AFJROTC Drill Team competitions, Okinawa, Japan

2002-2005 Superintendent, Base Honor Guard and US Forces Japan Joint Service Honor Guard

1998-2001 Judge, AFJROTC Drill Team competitions, South Carolina

1997-1998 Visual Judge, Color Guard Nederland (Dutch WGI)

1996-1998 Visual Instructor, Bazuinenkorps Jong Leven Winter Guard

1994-1998 Percussion and Visual Judge, Drum Corps Holland

1994-1997 Created, Trained and Managed NATO HQ US Joint Service Honor Guard

1994-1996 Judge, AFJROTC Drill Team competitions, Europe

1994-1997 Percussion Instructor, Bazuinenkorps Jong Leven

1992-1993 Judge, AFJROTC Drill Team competitions, Arizona

1990-1993 Trainer and Assistant Manager, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Honor Guard

1990-1993 Marching Instructor, Desert View and Mountain View High Schools

1990-1993 Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Sunset Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps

1987-1989 Visual Judge, Drum Corps United Kingdom

1985-1989 Percussion/Marching Instructor, Broughton Marching Brass/Connection Drum Corps

1986-1988 Percussion Judge, Drum Corps United Kingdom

[DrillMaster001]

Thanks. Ask away.

[armysc_25b]

Sounds like you had quite a career. Welcome to the forum, and thank you for your service!

[DrillMaster001]

Thank you. And you for your service.