Starting in 1979, Kuo Hsiao-chuang left the Tapeng Troupe to found the Ya-yin Ensemble, and some other troupe members left to set up private companies and try out innovative performance methods. The main performers for these endeavors all came from the three military troupes. As for mainland Peking opera, in the beginning, Taiwan radio stations would surreptitiously play their music.
從民國六十八年原屬大鵬的當家花旦郭小莊創立「雅音小集」開始，其他一些劇隊團員也紛紛「脫隊」另創民間劇團，嘗試新的表演方式，三軍團員則是他們的主要班底。