Major Jason Burcham (current)

Major Jason Burcham joined the Royal Marines as a pianist and cornet player at the Royal Marines School of Music, Deal in 1986. On completion of training, he briefly joined the Commando Training Centre Band before being drafted to the Staff Band at Deal. A move to the Band of the Commander-in Chief Naval Home Command in Portsmouth brought with it promotion and the opportunity to serve on the Royal Yacht Britannia.
A brief time was spent as the piano instructor at the Royal Marines School of Music, now in Portsmouth, before Jason was selected to attend the Bandmasters’ course. His own training complete for the moment Jason returned to role of instructor before a move back to the Portsmouth Band. Jason successfully passed the Admiralty Interview Board and was commissioned in April 2001. His first appointment was as Director of Music to the Band at the Commando Training Centre which was followed by a staff appointment. Following promotion to Major in September 2007, he took up his current appointment as Staff Officer for the RM Band Service.
In 2007 Major Burcham was appointed as the new Director of Music of The Band of The Hampshire Constabulary.