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Authority, Emulation, and Ego in Drill & Ceremonies The category error: elite ceremonial technique being imitated in environments where it is not authorized. This is subtle — and therefore more dangerous — because it looks disciplined. What People Are Copying The maneuver being imitated is the four-man color guard countermarch executed with simultaneous pivots, as performed by: This technique is …
Marine Corps ceremonial doctrine establishes a clear restriction for Joint Color Guards (JCGs): Joint Color Guards use only two basic turning movements to change the direction of march by 90 or 180 degrees: “Right (Left) Wheel, MARCH” and “Left About, MARCH.” Doctrinal Limitation on Joint Color Guard Movements This language is not descriptive—it is prescriptive.Therefore, any maneuver not listed is …