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My band in HS is playing in a veteran's day parade and I want to wear my dress uniform because I completed BCT. My unit said we can wear the uniform on veteran's day and if we are in a parade. Can I still March and play with my HS band in my uniform?
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I wouldn’t. It would come off as an ‘attention grabber’ thing. Not to mention you aren’t in that organization as a Soldier but as a student. But that’s just my opinion.
There are MANY things we ‘can do’ but that doesn’t negate what we SHOULD DO.
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LTC Stephan Porter
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I concur
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SSG Brian G.
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You are in a band, which has its own colors and uniform. You would look out of place in the parade wearing your dress uniform while they all wore something different. You could but but really should you? It's one thing if there was a military portion of the parade and you were marching alongside other soldiers, airmen, sailors or marines but this is not the case.

Show up, in your school band uniform, march and play.
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LTC Stephan Porter
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I concur here too!
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Same thing I am thinking.
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TSgt David Holman
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If you are marching with your HS band, you should wear the same uniform as them, show solidarity. It is refreshing that you are proud of your uniform and accomplishment, but trust me, there will be other, more appropriate times to wear your service uniform.
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LTC Stephan Porter
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And...again, I concur!
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