Poppycock

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Another cause and effect of not being a local geographically based member organization.

The cost of touring was never going to get cheaper! The perceived touring prerequisite has been the demise of many organizations since the formation of DCI.

An issue for some but not for others.

For some perhaps, but not for all!

Missing George

Please provide data!

Rehearse smart not hard. 20 in 20!

You presume the Cadets are drawing from the same pool of talent as the top six. They’re not!

Still auditioning, so I doubt they made final cuts.

Outstanding analysis! Don’t expect long term fan or financial support from those who have little time invested in either the corps they marched or the activity as a whole. This is a cause and affect of high tuition cost and a non-geographically local membership participation.

I understand why, but the process takes time.

Primarily past due trade debt.

Cadets will be on tour in 2020

Confirmed!

I’m not convinced

You’re assuming each organization spends the same on staff, which they don’t. Loyalty has legs, and instructors will go where the money is, if a better offer is made. Hence the annual end of the season staff changes. Not unusual - professional sports. There are a handful of organizations who if they wanted to could simply spend their competitors out of business. Thankfully there are still some drum corps purest in charge who won’t accept unrealistic recommendations from their short term employees.

Not to me it isn’t! Instructors don’t care about the cost or risk of their decisions. Where the money comes from is not in their wheelhouse. Whereas a director/CEO is responsible for controlling incurred cost and migrating risks, and in most organizational structures reports directly to the BOD’s.

Cost analysis, risk identification, planning implementation and progress monitoring committee - “task force” to mitigate risk and control cost.

Or they're sneaking snivelling cowards!

Increasing the size of the corps (brass guard and percussion) while leaving out the inclusion argument doesn’t fit her narrative. However she made a great case that anyone can become a lawyer.

Expect a request for sources to support the analysis, a plethora of statistics, even then they may not be viable. There needs to be a collaboration of data. Or so I’ve been told! 😉

Nice try! But no conspiracy theory. One thing that won’t change - those naughty little Devils will continue to be the pinnacle of success.

Unless that’s the goal!

I expected that a few or specifically one would cling to a sour attitude. Not surprised!