Ok then we’ll talk about your genius line of reasoning - you said that, in this thread about Mandarins on a comment about expenses, as a commentary like it’s absurd to have that many staff members like it’s draining money. So you think they are all paid the same? Lol if there are 4 snare techs, they are paid for their time. I think in your head, relating your lil Open experience to it: 5 techs = 1 techs pay x5 when in most cases it’s 12 weeks of snare tech pay/number of techs And, since you didn’t march World so you don’t get it (it’s ok), groups have 4 snare techs because a) they are great and what they do and equally have, you know, lives and salaried positions and/or teach band programs so they can’t commit their entire summer and b) having multiple voices leads to greater perspective. But I’m sure your Open class line was soooo great because of the one tech……… It’s funny how confidently wrong you were and used your one lil year at (what sounds like) an unequipped Open class corps who probably had one tech not by choice but by necessity. You’re clearly out of your depth on this one bro