March: The Royal Green Jackets

DURATION: 3'00"

DIFFICULTY: 3rd+

'The Royal Green Jackets' is a march composed for BD1 Brass as part of a set of music inspired by the British astronaut Tim Peake.

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Following his graduation from the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst in 1992, Peake became a member of the Royal Green Jackets - a former infantry regiment of the British Army, later to become The Rifles - serving as a Platoon Commander before commencing his flight training. 2 years later in 1994, Peake received his Army Flying Wings and spent 15 years serving in military operations in the likes of Yugoslavia and Afganistan.

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In 2009, Peake was selected as a European Space Agency astronaut and completed his basic training in November 2010.