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After Bob's comments, I was curious about uniforms. Went to the website for DeMoulin Co ... which makes the Cadets uniforms.
As Bob said, the new uniforms are WAY different. Not wool anymore, mostly cotton and polyesters. So they are much lighter. Construction is different and they even have some which are totally machine washable. 
Designs are much more varied than in the past too. Their website has many pages of examples.
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What did you do in the Corps? drummer; quartermaster 1964-66; asst. drum instr. 1964-70
What years were you a Corps member? 1958-63
Gosh, it is really HOT in Texas and Oklahoma ..where the latest DCI shows are. Here is a note I saw on the Cadets site:
These are the days when The Cadets get stronger (not to mention tanner and skinnier). Yesterday was a hotter, synthetic-turf version of the day before with a high of 104 degrees in Bartlesville, OK. But the members got through it. Patrick Duncan practically bought Wal-Mart out of Gatorade so that the corps would have a refreshing surprise after ensemble.
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Not sure WHY doing drum corps in 100+ temps (daytime practice and night shows) makes sense. And, they do this day after day ... for weeks on end. (Are they being punished?) 
Just wondering.
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What did you do in the Corps? drummer; quartermaster 1964-66; asst. drum instr. 1964-70
What years were you a Corps member? 1958-63
REAL Men & Women wear wool and satin
What did you do in the Corps? Tenor, Snare, Ass't Drum Instructor
What years were you a Corps member? 60-69
wool and satin....
What did you do in the Corps? drummer; quartermaster 1964-66; asst. drum instr. 1964-70
What years were you a Corps member? 1958-63
