Drill & Ceremony

Line and column.

To enable a commander or noncommissioned officer to move their unit from one place to another in an orderly manner.

Parade rest, stand at ease, at ease, and rest.

A line that is only one element in depth.

The left foot is the leading foot.

The guide.

A column that has a front of only one element.

Six paces before and held until six paces after.

All stationary movements are given from the Position of Attention.

The two parts are the preparatory command and the command of execution.

The first rank takes two steps forward, the second rank takes one step forward, the third stands fast, and the fourth takes two 15-inch steps to the rear.

It is “The Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States,” written by Baron von Steuben.

TC 3-21.5 covers Drill and Ceremony.

To render honors, preserve tradition, and stimulate esprit de corps.

An individual, squad, section, platoon, company, or larger unit forming part of a still larger unit.

The arrangement of elements of a unit in a prescribed manner.

Quick time is 120 steps per minute.

Double time is 180 steps per minute.

The command is given as the same foot that started the movement strikes the marching surface.

Depth is the space from front to rear of a formation including the front and rear elements.

The interval is always one step or count.

Close interval is the lateral space between Soldiers, measured from right to left by the Soldier on the right placing their left hand on their hip.

Double interval is measured by extending both arms to the sides at shoulder level.

Normal interval is measured by the Soldier on the right holding their left arm shoulder high, fingers and thumb extended and joined, with the tip of the middle finger touching the right shoulder of the Soldier to their left.

A guidon is a unit marker carried on a staff by a designated bearer.

A review is a military ceremony used to honor a visiting official and to present decorations and awards.

The command is given as either foot strikes the ground.

The command Rear, MARCH is given.

Cover is the distance between individuals in column formation.

The guidon bearer assumes the raised guidon position.

Examples include FALL IN, AT EASE, and REST.

Cadence is the uniform rhythm in which a movement is executed.

Platoons should be six steps apart.

No, it must be revoked before the command of execution.