Instructional

Joint Service – Separated

I received a great question the other day. Why are the color guards at the Pentagon and sometimes at the…

2 years ago

The Argument From AFPAM 34-1203

What argument would this be? It's about using the other two service manuals. It gets a bit complicated, but bear…

2 years ago

The Firing Party Timing

Forensic Experts Galore What you hear and what you see can be two different things. A firing party fires so…

2 years ago

A DrillMaster Study of Mark Time

Marching in place, marking time. Many think they know how to do it. There are three different regulation drill techniques…

2 years ago

The Why of the Military Color Guard – JROTC and State Colors

For a JROTC color guard in competition the idea behind carrying the state flag in place of the departmental or…

2 years ago

Can Any Event Have a Colors Presentation?

Must an event be a formal military occasion to be eligible for a color guard to present the colors?

2 years ago

Presenting the Colors at a Sporting Event

In 2017 I was talking with one of the JROTC instructors at one of the local high schools where I…

2 years ago

“Cutting” the Colors

There is a very strange story about a line of flags and members of the military and veterans not being…

3 years ago

The AF D&C Manual Right Face in Marching is Wrong

While initially reading through AFMAN 36-2201, you may skim across the information and accept it at face value, however, if…

3 years ago

Folded Flag Salute Protocol

Yes, we want to honor our flag and we should, but...

3 years ago

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