Welcome to the wonderful world of drum corps justabandmom. We have two couples driving to Georgia from Florida that are also Cadet parents ( both age out kids 06). Hope to meet you in Georgia. I can tell you personally that being a member of the Cadets has been the greatest experience in life my daughter could ever have asked for. Through all the sweat,injuries,heat and lack of sleep, my daughter would not miss one minute of this world class experience. Enjoy it, and watch you child grow.