tedrick Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Just saw on YT that Eric Carr the guy behind all of the fantastic youtube videos is leaving the Marine Corps and going full time into Youtube -- If there were a way for streamed drum corps shows to have some sort of in studio or on site commentary it would be a hoot if Eric could get that gig - his is so funny and informative - Good luck in whatever you do in music next Eric! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 yeah...even though he had the support of his immediate chain of command, higher ups ordered that he remove a ton of videos and not use govt facilities. given that he had 2 months on his enlistment and was making more money on yt than from the marines, it makes financial sense for him to leave. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 he's a good dude. i used to judge the HS he taught...very creative and talented. he should do well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deftguy Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 I don't know squat about percussion, but I sure do like his videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smug Trumpet Guy Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 49 minutes ago, deftguy said: I don't know squat about percussion, but I sure do like his videos. Same here, in fact I always hated the battery percussion but EMC makes great videos. Very smart dude with a great sense of humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I wonder what kind of discharge he got. You can't just quit an enlistment. He'll be super successful. Fun videos and a really good musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingusmonk Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lance said: I wonder what kind of discharge he got. You can't just quit an enlistment. He'll be super successful. Fun videos and a really good musician. He was 2 months away from the end of his contract when this came up. And was about to do another 2 years but this incident made his decision for him. He explains here, if this makes sense. Obviously you know more of the ins and outs of enlistment than I do. https://youtu.be/5LiHhybLnPw Edited October 14, 2021 by mingusmonk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Lance said: I wonder what kind of discharge he got. You can't just quit an enlistment. He'll be super successful. Fun videos and a really good musician. In the video where he explained the situation, he showed the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal he was awarded; had to be the (default) ‘Honorable Discharge’ or there would be no medal. Even though I am a brass guy I always watch his videos to feed the YouTube algorithm so he gets an extra shekel or two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 He would have been awarded the medal before his discharge, and you don't have to have an honorable discharge to receive a medal before the discharge. Of course it wasn't dishonorable or bad conduct or anything like that, but I am curious. If it was an honorable discharge, then that was a pretty special arrangement since he had 2 months left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Lance said: He would have been awarded the medal before his discharge, and you don't have to have an honorable discharge to receive a medal before the discharge. Of course it wasn't dishonorable or bad conduct or anything like that, but I am curious. If it was an honorable discharge, then that was a pretty special arrangement since he had 2 months left. Another option could be he was using up leave - when I retired out of USAF I had something like 7 weeks leave on books, so 1st 7 weeks of retirement was technically leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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