[Trombone-l] Basic and trombone

[Fred Hudson]

OJT - On Job Training

MOS - Military Occupational Specialty

TO&E - Table of Organization and Equipment.

Fred H
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Izzo" <contrabasstrombone at yahoo.com>
To: "trombone-l" <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>; <edm5970 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Basic and trombone



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
Principal Trombonist, Bristol Renaissance Faire;
Bass Trombonist, West Suburban Symphony Orchestra;
Founding Director, The Naperville Area Trombone Ensemble;
Alto/Tenor/Bass/Contrabass Trombones, Tubas, Euphonium, Bass Trumpet, 
Electric Bass, Timpani & Percussion.
http://www.Geocities.com/Vienna/Studio/7875/
(630) 765-0154


--- 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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