In America, the drill meet, after putting in hours of hard work designing, choreographing, practicing, rewriting and practicing some more, is a competition for drill teams, Drillers and color teams (NOTE: military-based: “color team;” music-based: “color guard“). The organizations that compete are each services’ Jr., high school, and Sr., college, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Army Cadets, Young Marines, Sea Cadets, Civil Air Patrol, private schools and academies and also independent Drillers and teams.
What are the Competitive Phases of a Meet?
Armed, unarmed, colors, inspection, regulation and exhibition. Solo, tandem, tetrad, squad and platoon. Here is the breakdown:
There are two divisions for competitions: armed and unarmed. Armed teams carry some type of equipment:
Unarmed teams do not carry a piece of equipment, but can have a guidon.
A typical drill meet has the following phases for platoons/flights in both divisions:
These phases are the minimum in which a team must compete to be eligible for the overall trophy. Usually, first, second and third place trophies are awarded in each phase for each division.
Other regulation-type phases:
*These phases are incorporated into the drill meet when honor guards (military, police, fire, EMS, veteran organizations, etc.) are involved.
Other exhibition phases:
For more information about drill meets, please see The WDA Adjudication Manual. See also how to judge military drill.
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