Off the left Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) I'm very curious of every corps different little corps traditions or rites of passage that they have. I'm not asking for secrets like I'm not asking what SUTA or Splooie means or anything like that. I'm just looking for things like Vanguard age outs having a green feather at finals, or Phamtom regiment having to earn those well I'm not really sure what they're called but when they extend their legs out before a hold type thing. I'm just curious about all of those things. I've been into drum corps for awhile but never had a forum to talk about it with other people. Thanks guys. Edited June 25, 2012 by Off the left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Cavies have "gears" if the rookies pass the test, and they gain one for each year they march Crown has Crown necklaces, and they get a bead for each year with the color based on the show SCV has green feathers, and they also keep their stars at the end of the season Can't think of any others off the top of my head, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocks Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 PR get dogtags during spring training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Back in the day, it was a tradition for guys in BD to get their left ear pierced. Sometimes it was done during rehearsal season (my first one was), other times it was done during a stop in Stillwater, MN (my 2nd). It was always funny to see some guys (raises hand) taking the time to sort through their collection to decide which one(s) to wear at the show that night....or ask the guard girls if they could wear one of THEIRS. I had a script "Jazz" that I saved for major shows....lost it mid-tour, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off the left Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Oh yeah I knew about the gears. (I have cousins who marched cavaliers) That's really cool about the beads though. So the star for vanguard is basically their "gear"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 So the star for vanguard is basically their "gear"? Pretty much. You get to keep your star after Finals, and they go on the inside of the jackets. Once a member ages out, their final star goes on the outside of the jacket, over the embroidered star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off the left Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 What do the dog tags say? Their name and stuff? Or is it secret? If it is then I don't wanna know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poprocks Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 What do the dog tags say? Their name and stuff? Or is it secret? If it is then I don't wanna know I believe it's just name/section/year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off the left Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 That's pretty cool about the star. You guys have no idea how fascinating I find this kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 That's pretty cool about the star. You guys have no idea how fascinating I find this kind of stuff. Even more cool when a current member wears the star one of his/her PARENTS wore when THEY marched SCV! THERE'S some family legacy for you! Back to BD....I guess you could say it's a tradition that the Odello family be involved somehow....as there has been since 1957! That family bleeds more blue than Tommy Lasorda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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