This is a picture of “my” students from Merritt Island High School AJROTC escorting the Space Shuttle Atlantis to it’s final stop at the Cape here in Florida. What an honor for the cadets! The Crawler, the machine that carries the Shuttle, moves so slowly that the color team and the band had to march extremely slowly. Quite a difficult …
American Flag in Center of 5-Man Color Team?
This is another picture where I just have my palm smack my forehead in disbelief. This formation is not allowed for a military color team! This formation is allowed however, if the color forms and remains in a “V” formation with the American flag centered and in front. Yep, go to my Downloads page and start reading the military manuals. …
Who’s in Charge?
For a joint service color team (guard) who carries the national colors? If it is a properly staffed color team this is the order and the Soldier carrying the US Color is in charge (Army is the oldest service and is in charge in Joint Service situations*): *However, the standard for every color team is the position of the US …
You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me!
The opening ceremony or the first NFL game of the 2012 season. Do you see what is wrong? The colors are reversed… Thank you to firefighter Byan Downie for the picture.
Ask DrillMaster- Colors and Spacing
Question: Hi, I just found your website. I have an urgent question. How many steps do there need to be from the head judge before and after executing eyes right, regarding colorguard? Now, I have read both AFMAN-36-2203 and FM-3-21.5, and in the Colorguard section, there is no statement addressing my question. However, in the category regarding the Squadron/Platoon, there …
Honor Guard Epitome of Standard During CSAF Transition
by Senior Airman Lindsey A. Porter 11th Wing Public Affairs 8/10/2012 – JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Don’t move. Don’t move a single muscle. Hours of drill and ceremony, dress rehearsal and uniform preparation have all come down to this. Don’t move. All eyes are on you. Standing sharp, crisp and motionless, in full U.S. Air Force Honor Guard service dress, you know …
“Unarmed” Colors
“Unarmed Color Team” is a term used for competitions and is due to the category: If the drill team is unarmed, then the color team is “unarmed.” If the drill team is armed then the color team is armed. Having said that, there is no such thing as an unarmed color team. Here at Drillmaster, we differentiate terms: Color Team …
The Makeup of a Color Team
Color Team = Military Color Guard = Marching Band/Winter Guard How many members are supposed to be on a color team? Four, minimum. Why? Because each color team represents a military service and the service’s flag is always carried with it to the marching left of of the American flag. Below, is the Marine Color Team at 8th and I, …
Color Team Spacing
Reminder: Military-type = Color Team Marching band/winter guard = Color Guard Spacing There are two different ways a color team can line up when the teams forms: Line formation, abreast Column formation, behind each other When falling-in in line formation, the team should have a distance of four inches between the shoulders. This make room for all static movement. When …
Drill Pad Sizes
Call it what you want, “drill pad,” “drill area,” “drill floor,” or “drill deck,” we need to get some standardization in the American (and beyond) military drill world. For a drill competition (drill meet) there are different phases to the competition and each phase has a measured off area in which to compete. Exhibition and Regulation These drill phases both …