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Why this is can be easily explained: (excerpt from wikipedia) The euphonium is a conical-bore, baritone-voiced brass instrument. It derives its name from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "beautiful-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (eu means "well" or "good" and phonium means "voice").
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At the Trumpet Festival this weekend in West Chester, PA, The trombone player from the Boston Brass picked up the euphonium and said, "The Euphonium, from the Greek word euphonos, meaning "unemployed". It got a nice laugh from the crowd. i thought it was funny, ROWUK because you basically wrote the definition in the same language.
My 2 cents. I think you should play whatever makes you the happiest.
Maybe you can play euphonium in the drum & bugle, and bring your trumpet with you on tour to practice.
When I was in high school, i was in a DCI drum & bugle corps. I found it to be a good experience, but not really a good musical experience. My last summer was the summer before entering music school as jazz studies/trumpet major. You can find time to practice, but you do play a lot each day. I would find some time on lighter days, and after the shows. I would play etudes and excerpts with one of the other guys. We would get about an extra hour in each night. I would learn jazz tunes and transcribe jazz solos on the bus, and find 20-30 minutes each day to play with some Jamey Abersold cds.