 From 1934 through 1982, the Kilties were a junior corps that won three VFW National Championships and were seven-time World Championship Finalists in Drum Corps International.The group was reorganized as an alumni corps in 1986, became a parade corps in 1993, entered competition as a senior field corps in 1994 and evolved into an "all-age" coed corps in 1999.They have been finalists at the DCA all-age world championships three times including obtaining Bronze Medal status in the 2015 season Class A division and awarded the 1997 Drum Corps Midwest senior corps championship.