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Military drill and ceremonies are often dismissed today as outdated, overly formal, or “just tradition.” Yet long before drill manuals, long before modern armies, the greatest civilizations of the ancient world understood something profound: disciplined movement shapes disciplined minds. The way a person stands, walks, trains, and carries himself is inseparable from their character. The ancients believed this so deeply …
Senior Pentagon reporter Jeff Schogol recently published an excellent piece at Task & Purpose1 detailing the restructuring of U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT). The article focuses on modernization, but two particular aspects stand out because they directly reinforce something I have taught for years: drill and ceremonies are not cosmetic traditions — they are functional training tools with real-world application.
The value of marching isn’t about the act itself, but about the discipline, skills, and teamwork it instills that can be applied to many different areas of life.
A Drill Master (DM) is not just an expert in drill and ceremonies (D&C)—he is the guardian of precision, discipline, and military tradition.
We often overlook the fundamental aspects and fail to implement D&C effectively in our training programs.
Continuing my series on drill and ceremonies, this is the fifth installment. Links to the previous: This is not a rant about how “in my day” the Air Force (at least) was better, stronger, etc. Even though that statement might have a tiny bit of truth, this part of this series is about identifying today’s troubles, and then the next …
Those who disagree with this article series will scoff, dismiss, and immediately jump on the logical fallacy ship and probably won’t even know they are doing it. Here are some arguments against the modern warfighter performing D&C today.
The tangible and intangible benefits of drill and ceremonies (D&C) are numerous. I will use a couple of them to make my point about how we are generally failing to use drill and ceremonies for its intended purpose and thus unable to completely reap the benefits.
The primary objective of military drill is to efficiently move a group of individuals from one location to another. But there is much more.
Military drill encompasses a variety of movements and formations performed by members of the military, cadets, and others, either with or without equipment (rifles, flags, guidon). There are distinct forms of drill, each serving specific purposes and contributing to the overall discipline and efficiency of military personnel.