Over time, I will update this list as needed. For now, educate yourself.
Many of the following manuals are the Resources page.
Service Drill and Ceremonies
- Training Circular 3-21.5, Drill and Ceremonies
- Marine Corps Order 5060.2, Drill and Ceremonies
- Air Force Manual 36-2203, Drill and Ceremonies
Regulation Drill Training (portable lesson plans)
- DrillMaster’s Color Guard Coach’s Field Manual
- DrillMaster’s Platoon, Flight, and Drill Team Coach’s Field Manual
Flag Information
- AR 840-10, Flag, Guidons and Streamers
- MCO 10520.3B, Flag Manual, Nov 2013
- AFTO 00-25-154 AFD-091005-041 Maintenance & Storage of US, AF Flags, Guidons & Streamers
- NTP13b, Flags, Pennants and Customs
- US Flag Code
Protocol
- Dod Directive 1005.8, Order of Precedence of Members of Armed Forces of the United States When in Formations (1977)
- Memorandum update (2016)
- AFPAM 34-1202, Protocol
- AP 600-60, Army Protocol and Etiquette
- AR 600-25, Salutes, Honors and Visits of Courtesy
- OPNAVINST 1710.7A, Social Usage and Protocol Handbook
Rifles
- FM 23-5, M1 Garand
- TM 9-1275, Maintenance of the M1 (1947, Parts 1-4)
Exhibition Drill
- Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team
- Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team, Vol II
- Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team, Vol III (coming soon)
- Training for Military Drill Teams, Color Guards, and Judges
- The World Drill Association Adjudication Manual
- Continuing Education for the WDA Judge
Ceremonial Drill Category
- The Honor Guard Manual, Second Edition
- The Honor Guard Manual, Vol II (coming soon)
Drill and Ceremonies in History
These are not really necessary, but can give an interesting look at how American drill developed.
- Field Manual 22-5, Drill and Ceremonies
- Air Force Regulation 50-14, Drill and Ceremonies
- FM 22-5, Drill and Ceremonies, 1939
- FM 22-5, Drill and Ceremonies, 1943
- FM 2-5, Cavalry Drill, 1944
- Baron von Steuben’s Revolutionary War Drill Manual: A Facsimile Reprint of the 1794 Edition
Relevant* Military History
- The Last Frigate
- The Drillmaster of Valley Forge
*Relevant to military drill
Health
- You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty: Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life, Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj
- Water Cure, Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj
- Fats That Heel, Fats That Kill, Dr. Udo Erasmus
- The Complete Illustrated Guide to Vitamins, Denise Mortimer