Each year around the end of February and the beginning of March, each of the service drill teams (Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force- not sure about the Coast Guard*), leave their duty station and head out to train for about 30 days to work on the upcoming season’s routine. Before the teams leave for training there is a challenge time or, …
My Cadet Hero
The best reason for JROTC, in my view, is that high school cadets can wear a military uniform and participate in different activities no matter their physical issues. I have worked with JROTC units for many years and have had the opportunity to work with many, many cadets. Of those cadets I have seen some with physical issues that would …
Astronaut War Eagle Drill Meet Performance Critiques
Astronaut High School’s Army JROTC hosted the 2015 War Eagle Drill Meet at their school in Titusville, FL on the 21st of February. I judged Unarmed Squad, used a new score sheet as a trial and recorded my usual commentary as the performances progressed. These recordings are standard in pageantry arts with music and visual judges giving feedback. My recordings …
The DrillMaster JROTC Competition Study Sheet
This is a beginning for you, it is not the be-all and end-all of study sheets. Use it or take it and modify it and use that. Whatever you do, you need to be prepared for your inspection and have answers at the ready. Actually, your response and not just the answer itself, is more of your grade. Download the …
Exhibition Drill Performance Levels
When a Driller or team performs, there are four aspects of a performance that should to be measured.
January: Drill Season is Here!
While some JROTC units have a busy first semester that includes drill meets, for many across America January is when the competitions begin. Some states, like Florida, do not have any drill meets until the end of January, leaving the first semester to Raider meets. Maybe, like the school where I teach, Merritt Island High School, you have been having …
Minwax Wood Hardener can work for wood drill rifle stocks
See on Scoop.it – DrillCenter eMagazine Minwax High Performance Wood Hardener is a quick-drying liquid formulated hardener to strengthen, reinforce, and repair decayed or rotting wood. John DrillMaster Marshall‘s insight: Especially Denix rifles. Denix makes movie prop rifles with very soft wood. They look beautiful, but are not exhibition drill quality. http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/maintenance-repair/minwax-high-performance-wood-hardener See on www.minwax.com
About Rifle Tape Design
Rifle Tape Design- Less is More A friend of mine, Antonio Carreras, asked for some advice for his rifle tape design. This first picture is what he had accomplished: In the picture above you can see black and red tape in horizontal stripes on a white stock (this is the Glendale DrillAmerica 1903 replica rifle- the only rifle available with …
New Guard America’s High-Impact Drill Rifle Stocks!
New Guard America’s High-Impact Drill Rifle Stocks! New Guard America has created of some of the strongest, if not THE strongest stocks available for the exhibition Driller. [embedplusvideo height=”470″ width=”591″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/18yNidB” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/8FB2mnti9ro?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=8FB2mnti9ro&width=591&height=470&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5161″ /]
DrillMaster Reviews the Glendale DrillAmerica M1 Garand with Angel Solis
Angel and I were together for this review after I brought him up to Kentucky to give my Cadet Joint Service Honor Guard Academy cadets a taste of what armed exhibition drill is all about. The DrillAmerica M1 Garand and M1903 are the best ceremonial rifles you can buy especially since they come in chromed versions. For Drillers, no better …
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