Drum major (military)

A drum major in the military refers to someone who is the individual leading a military band or a field unit (corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band or drum and bugle corps). It is an appointment, not a military rank. Military drum majors utilize a ceremonial mace for giving commands while marching. Many drum majors wear a sash that can carry embroidered badges of their home unit and battles honors, and a pair of ceremonial drum sticks are often attached.

Drum major (military)

A drum major in the military refers to someone who is the individual leading a military band or a field unit (corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band or drum and bugle corps). It is an appointment, not a military rank. Military drum majors utilize a ceremonial mace for giving commands while marching. Many drum majors wear a sash that can carry embroidered badges of their home unit and battles honors, and a pair of ceremonial drum sticks are often attached.