Editing Drum and bugle corps (modern) (section)

=== Staff ===
Despite their non-profit status, a well-run corps is just like a well-run business. It requires many people to handle fiscal and operational responsibilities. There are four levels of staff operating a drum corps: '''Executive Management''', '''Executive Staff''', '''Instructional''', and '''Volunteer'''. Each plays an essential role in creating a well-run corps.

The '''executive management''' consists of the board of directors and the executive director. Often the board are unpaid volunteers. This group is almost always long-standing within successful corps. They create the long-term vision and strategy for the organization, handling the financial, operational, and organizational issues to keep the corps running. The board of directors may be composed of alumni and other closely affiliated people. They hire the Executive (operational) Director who is responsible for hiring the executive staff, the instructional staff, and recruiting volunteers.

The '''executive staff''' usually includes the operational office staff, the program director(s) and tour director(s) who run the day-to-day operational needs of the organization.

The '''instructional staff''' puts the show on the field. They create the concept of the show, choose and arrange the music, write the drill, and instruct the members on their technique. The staff consists of brass, percussion, guard, and visual instructors who are most often alumni of the corps or other corps. A well-funded World Class corps usually has 15-20 full-time instructors. Just as members, they attend winter camps and travel with the corps all summer long.

'''Volunteers''' are the lifeblood of any corps. Parents, alumni, friends, and fans make the corps work on a day-to-day basis&mdash;driving buses and trucks, caring for the corps' uniforms, cooking meals for the corps and staff, and countless other peripheral duties. Corps on touring circuits particularly rely on volunteers due to the extra necessities which come with the tour: cooking and cleaning, providing mechanical maintenance, health and medical needs.