DrillMaster explains how to create a pallbearer deck to ensure safety of the pallbearers as they step up to place the casket on or retrieve it from the hose bed of an apparatus.
Sunglasses in Uniform
Everyday eyewear, including sunglasses, may be authorized for routine wear in the U.S. military; however, it is not authorized in formation unless medically prescribed. Accordingly, sunglasses are inappropriate for pallbearers and likewise for members of the color guard, firing party, and even the bugler. Sunglasses interrupt the essential human connection between ceremonial personnel and those they serve. This restriction is …