[Trombone-l] Basic and trombone

[Tom Izzo]

Elliot,

For those of us who didn't, for one reason or another, serve in the armed forces, can you use normal english designations rather than US gov acronyms?
I would like to know what OJT, MOS, TOE, etc mean.

Thank you.

Tom

Tom Izzo
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Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
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--- On Mon, 3/9/09, Elliott Moxley <edm5970 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Elliott Moxley <edm5970 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Basic and trombone
> To: "trombone-l" <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
> Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 8:14 PM
> I forgot one funny detail that should
> have gone into my previous post.  
> The band I did my OJT with was supposed to be 28 by TOE,
> but was a little
> under strength.    The 7 or 8 Guard and Reserve
> OJTs brought the band up to
> around 32.  Funny thing is that of those roughly 32
> players, 6 or 7 of us
> were 'bone players.    My MOS was supposed to be
> trombone, but when I went
> to supply for a horn, I found out I was playing euph. 
> No one else could
> (or was willing to) play euph.    Bottom line is
> this: I was awarded my
> trombone MOS at the end of my 8 weeks, and no one there
> ever heard me play
> trombone.   Gotta love it-
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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