We recommend that you submit your application through your base Services Squadron as many bases will be having base-level talent contests in October and November. This will give you additional experience. Find the time in your day to do this. It will never hurt you to practice your music reading skills. Vocalists and instrumentalists alike need to work on scales as well as practicing a variety of musical styles.
Any vocalist can consider any amount of time behind a tuned piano well spent.
Training your ears and voice for pitch is very important. This also prepares your voice for the continuous singing that you will be doing while in TOPS IN BLUE staging. If nothing else, enroll in a Jazzercise or an aerobics class where you can start learning routines and get your rhythm, as well as bring your cardiovascular fitness up to speed. If you smoke, quit now. Smoking is not allowed on the bus.