gloriousgoo Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Cadets percussion do the half and half shorts every year. Section leaders pick the colors and an old mom makes them for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Cadets percussion do the half and half shorts every year. Section leaders pick the colors and an old mom makes them for the year. And why an old mom? A lost art no longer passed on to young moms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 And why an old mom? A lost art no longer passed on to young moms? No a venerable tradition since about 1979 from a woman whose son was not only a member but who grew so much in the corps and the activity that he went on to instruct other corps as well and has made a wonderful career of teaching all year. It's an act of love and thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 What traditions do The Blue Devils have? Any corps song/necklace? The rings and medals they win every year. And a beard. And waggling your plume during retreat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCO-Euph Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Blue Stars gets a necklace which includes a coin with a whole drilled in it (can't remember where the coins are from). Each year they get a colored bead to add to it; blue, white and red (for age-out). The coins are from British West Africa, which come with the hole and also have a Star of David on one side. You get a white bead for your rookie year, with the coin's star side on the left of the bead. You then get blue beads for your vet years, and red is for your age-out. In addition, members of the 2014 corps recieved and additional 50 piece yen coin, to remember the 50th Annicersary. The yen piece goes to the right of the red bead, with the 50 facing the bead. Rook-outs only recieve the red bead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 And waggling your plume during retreat. I've always wondered why they do that. Is it a recent thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietcity Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 The coins are from British West Africa, which come with the hole and also have a Star of David on one side. You get a white bead for your rookie year, with the coin's star side on the left of the bead. You then get blue beads for your vet years, and red is for your age-out. In addition, members of the 2014 corps recieved and additional 50 piece yen coin, to remember the 50th Annicersary. The yen piece goes to the right of the red bead, with the 50 facing the bead. Rook-outs only recieve the red bead. British West Africa is a bit of an anachronism. Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia have been independent since the early 1960s. How did the Blue Stars come to use such funky coins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsubone Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Mandarins give members a Chinese coin on a necklace after their rookie year. Most members will also attach a shako link onto it for each year they march. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Boston has a corps necklace with a round emblem and Waldo, with red, black, and silver beads signifying years. Ageouts also now get to keep their BAC marked buckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I've always wondered why they do that. Is it a recent thing? Oh no....plume action goes back decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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