Honor Guard Training

Carrying a Foreign National or All Service Colors

This is huge. This changes 95% of color guards overseas as to make up (what flags are carried and when)…

10 months 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

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

How Much Should I Practice?

This is a great question that I receive every so often. So, here's an example of how you can begin…

4 years ago

Honor Guard and Drill Team Shoes

DrillMaster explains what a drill team and honor guard members need in the way of footwear and how to care…

4 years ago

The “Why” of the Military Color Guard – Marine Corps, Navy, & Coast Guard

Third in the series: DrillMaster explains the reasoning behind color guard standards for the Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard.

4 years ago

The “Why” of the Military Color Guard – US Army

Second in the series: DrillMaster explains the standards for the US Army color guard.

4 years ago

The “Why” of the Military Color Guard – Regulations

The first in the series! DrillMaster explains why there are certain requirements for military color guards.

4 years ago

The Flagstaff Spade Marker

The Flagstaff/Guidon Staff The guidon staff comes in three sizes for the US military: 7' - for colors to post…

5 years ago

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