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The French Dukes!

DrillMaster July 14, 2012 Announcements, Commentary, Drill Teams, DrillCenter News Leave a Comment

Together again, after 30 years! The Dukes never lost a competition. They performed in front of President Richard Nixon — twice. They were invited to perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” And they performed in parades and in front of countless crowds across the country. Read more here. And this video is a must see! This story is so cool! …

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#DrillMasterHistory this was 18 years ago! I'm fee #DrillMasterHistory this was 18 years ago! I'm feeling a bit older... 🙂 Okinawa, Japan - Kadena Air Base. Outside of the club maybe? I didn't even want Ceremonials, I just wanted to teach you T-Flight and ensure our ceremonies went off without a hitch. That lasted a couple weeks then the team got together without me and I was voted on to the team to be Assistant Superintendent. Yes, a vote. The reasoning given was that no one felt right with me just training. It was a good, hot, humid time! . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard
Sent in by a follower! This is the @nncscap color Sent in by a follower! This is the @nncscap color guard. 👉This is an example showing how #MatchStaffAngles is a must. You must match to the right all the time. For AF regulation drill, the team must have a slight angle forward. If the team truly is part of a *TRAINED* CAP cadet honor guard, then staffs must be vertical (confusing, I know). ❌Wrong staffs and probably finials. ❌Left hands should be at the side. ❌Leather slings. AF uses web. • • • • • . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
Shipping two complete 9'6" staff sets and a replac Shipping two complete 9'6" staff sets and a replacement flat, silver Army Spearhead for the guidon to a Sea Cadets unit! Making color guard equipment great again! My new office door. Yes, that's a Marine Corps NCO (replica) sword that's in front of my Army officer saber. And that's my practice flag. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
Mailed out a bayonet scabbard today to a solo exhi Mailed out a bayonet scabbard today to a solo exhibition driller! A few years ago @marinebarrackswashington supply section bought dozens of these. New Marines break down the pieces, paint them, and reassemble them. It creates a sense of ownership and accomplishment to maintain the standards (there I go again, mentioning THAT word) set forth by MBW. Even though the plastic is green here, it's painted white. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard
Seven hours worth of work. I'll get started today Seven hours worth of work. I'll get started today in a moment. I've been learning alongside my neighbor who knows construction like the back of his hand. He is teaching me as we go. I've even received help from comments made through a Facebook friend or two (thank you, Jody!). I'm learning as I go but the main point that cones across is standards. Standards truly matter for safety especially. I live in FL so it's hurricane resistant. We have rain, so it's being layered in with the house roofing to seal the whole deck roof. I want to do things the right way to avoid problems later on. Standards matter. You learn and so do I. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets
I'm in shock. These flags might actually be proper I'm in shock. These flags might actually be properly displayed. At a MEPS no less. This is incredible considering that every other photo of the new enlistee is in front of a terrible flag display, hence why I created the #MEPSFlagsAreNeverCorrect tag. The tag may not be true anymore... 😮 . Thanks to @ogchadwick21 for the photo and congratulations! • • • • • . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets
2012 saw the last Joint Service Drill Competition, 2012 saw the last Joint Service Drill Competition, the culmination of the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. In subsequent years it would be an Exhibition. I judged that year. My cover was off due to the microphone I wore at the time. It was just before the competition that I was told, "Your uniform makes me uncomfortable." You can read more about that here: https://thedrillmaster.org/2012/07/20/your-uniform-makes-me-uncomfortable/ . 👉It was a great day with some wonderful performances from each of the teams. I had my audio critiques up for download for years. During the transition to my current website, they disappeared. . 👉Why an Exhibition and not a Competition? The winner of the first comp was the #SilentDrillPlatoon - I forget the year. The competition was held in a local mall of all places, didn't happen for several years, and then popped up again at the Jefferson Memorial. More here: https://thedrillmaster.org/2019/04/02/the-cherry-blossom-festival-joint-service-drill-exhibition/ The next winners would go back and forth between the #ArmyDrillTeam and the #AirForceHonorGuardDrillTeam - the Navy and Coast Guard would most likely never "win". Why? Because both teams, especially the #Coastie team, cannot dedicate 40-hours a week to create, teach, train, and endlessly rehearse a performance. The Army and Marine Corps have that capability, the AF team comes close to that but the other two teams don't have that kind of manning and the Ceremonial Guardsmen of the Navy and Coast Guard are only assigned to their respective guards for two years, verses the longer commitments of the others, in general. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #exhibitiondrill #drillteam
Sent in by a follower! I see everyone's dressed fo Sent in by a follower! I see everyone's dressed for the ceremony. 🙂That's great! US color bearer didn't gather and roll the color before the start. The team started from stage left, entered at Port (why not Right Shoulder?) and separated, went to Mark Time for a few steps and then did a #ColorsTurnOn - possibly went to Order, Present, ceremony finished, Port, #ColorsTurnOff and departed. 👉Do you see how the departmental bearers all #MatchStaffAngles at Present? That's the way to do it! No #FanPresent where the staffs are at different angles. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
Sent in by a follower! Jumping #coasties ❕So man Sent in by a follower! Jumping #coasties ❕So many uniforms in such a short time. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets
Sent in by a disappointed follower. This was on na Sent in by a disappointed follower. This was on national TV, I think and that makes it all that much worse. Let's have a look at this video from @nbcwashington • • • • • The Old Guard is the senior service so they are in charge of joint shots. ❌Why are the Soldier and Sailor in the travel/fall-out uniform for the ceremony? Because the team arrived to late for everyone to change. Traffic? Poor judgment on time? Usual arrival time is at least an hour if not two. Rehearsal in travel uni, change into Ceremonials (MBW Marines arrive in full uniform), and set up for the ceremony in plenty of time for the ceremony. ❓The color bearers are rendering the hand salute for Taps. This is an interesting situation since the team is still in formation but the colors are in stands. Since the bearers are holding the staffs, technically they are at Order and that means the hand salute is not rendered. The bearers could have all stood to the left of the staff. 👉Unfortunate circumstances here and possibly some rushed (bad) decisions. . SECDEF Austin visited the Vietnam Memorial to commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day.⁠ ⁠ #VietnamMemorial #NationalVietnamWarVeteransDay . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
It's Retreat. Each evening when the colors are bro It's Retreat. Each evening when the colors are brought down, folded, and stored, that's Retreat. Up to three flags are flown from a single halyard in some instances. That presents a bit of difficulty for not only Retreat but Reveille as well. One flag - one flag bearer. Halyard bearers and flag handlers are also part of the team depending on the number and size of the flags. This team is called a #FlagDetail - some get it confused with a color guard. No rifles! . #MakeReveilleAndRetreatGreatAgain . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets
Well, when you put it THAT way. Standards. Standar Well, when you put it THAT way. Standards. Standards, standards, standards. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets
Thanks, Scott! Veteran groups have the challenge o Thanks, Scott! Veteran groups have the challenge of which service manual to follow but that's regulation drill (nothing wrong with it, it's just limited). Solved, if you want ceremonial drill. My book, The Honor Guard Manual, can be a great resource for your team (even for Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve). . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard
Top - this is how remains are shipped by air. The Top - this is how remains are shipped by air. The casket is placed on the wood base of the container, the rectangle wall fits around the casket inside the lip of the base, the lid is then placed over the wall (or the lid and wall are one piece), and the whole thing is strapped together. Middle - The flag drapes the casket only (or the transfer case- different scenario). The flag is usually draped and secured after the removal of the top of the container. Sometimes it's already on the casket. Bottom - ❌the flag is not draped and secured to the shipping container as in the bottom photo. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard
Did you know that the @silentdrillplatoon used to Did you know that the @silentdrillplatoon used to be the Silent Drill Team? Everyone has a silent drill team, but "platoon" makes the team stand out. And so does their performance! . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #exhibitiondrill #drillteam #silentdrillplatoon
I cannot help but educate others. I recently recei I cannot help but educate others. I recently received this message from a MCJROTC officer instructor, "Thank God you are not an educator!" What he meant was, he didn't like what I do and was thankful that I don't teach JROTC. But I do. I teach all JROTCs and Sea Cadets, Civil Air Patrol, unofficial Army-based programs, and Young Marines. Let's not forget, scouting and similar programs, USCG Auxiliary, law enforcement officers in every sector, firefighters, and EMS personnel. Lastly, there's the Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard members (respectively) for the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. 👉I too am thankful that I am not a school teacher! I wouldn't have time to teach the literal thousands that I reach each day! . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets
Sent in by a follower! In response to the previous Sent in by a follower! In response to the previous post: #HoboColorsTechnique and #CrackAManual were developed. We have standards for a reason. There is no age limit to standards. If you are old enough to wear a uniform, you are old enough to follow standards. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
Sent in by a follower! 😮While I begin to regain Sent in by a follower! 😮While I begin to regain my composure, I'll give a critique. Deep breaths so I don't have an aneurysm while I write. Let's begin. The most egregious violation will be first. We have #FishPoling where the staff creeps forward at Port/Trail and this position of the flagstaff here is #WhistleWhileYoureWorking because this is how the Seven Dwarfs went off to work. ❌The position of the flagstaff is not authorized in the United States. It's considered wholly inappropriate here. In other countries (Russia and Poland, for instance) it is perfectly acceptable. But, we're not in those other countries. It's difficult for me to fathom how someone might consider this as acceptable and never check AFMAN 36-2203. #ThEyREjusTchILdreN right? ❌Color guard members only wear the Class A uniform for ceremonies like this. Never the mess dress alternative bow tie combination uniform. That uniform requires the wearer to be uncovered (not wear a hat). Color bearers are required to be covered (except in a chapel). 👉Update! Either AFJROTC cadet officer rank. Or the hap Arnold device are authorized on the berets ❌Wrong staffs and probably finials. Only light ash wood guidon staffs with the flat, silver Army Spearhead are authorized. 👉This is a lack of leadership, training, and awareness. #HoboColorsTechnique . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
Sent in by a follower! A color guard of the @newje Sent in by a follower! A color guard of the @newjerseystatepolice - While Present technique needs work for the guards, let's look at the color bearers. I call this the "Fan Present" where multiple flags are dipped in salute but the angles do not match. That being said, we could have a Scramble Present where the angles are all over the place but that's not the case here! The NJ flag is dipped at a slight angle forward and the State Police flag is at a deeper angle-this is not how flags are presented. Staff angles must match to the right. For regulation drill applications, we fully extend the right arm (approximately 45 degrees). In the ceremonial drill world, colors are brought forward with less of an angle, around 30 to 35 degrees and even less depending on the spacing to the front. So, the general rule of thumb is to #MatchStaffAngles (new tag) to the right. This helps ensure standardization. • • • • . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
Sent in by a follower! Before I give the critique, Sent in by a follower! Before I give the critique, I have a story. At Spangdahlem Air Base, the Base Honor Guard has the German, Belgian, Luxembourg, and French national flags because the team performs ceremonies in those countries. Before I became the trainer/member of the team as a retiree (09-11), the team showed up for a ceremony in Belgium (see the flag on the wall in the back, notice the vertical stripes) with the German flag. The colors of both flags are the same however, the German flag's stripes are horizontal... Can you say "embarrassing moment"? I knew you could. 👉Critique! ❌Wrong staffs and finials. These brown staffs are only for civilians to use in indoor displays. The USAF uses only the light ash wood guidon staffs with the flat, silver Army Spearhead. The eagle finial is only for the Presidential color guard. Please, stop carrying the wrong equipment. ⭐Harness sockets at the same level! ❌American flag is too large for the staff. ❌Flagstaffs MUST be the same length. ❌Wrong grips on the rifles. No gaps between fingers and thumb. ❌Spacing is a bit wide, or is this due to the #BigScaryVirus ❌The CAP organizational flag MUST be carried, you can add the state flag. ❌Right hands at shoulder level on the staff, forearm horizontal. ❌Left guard, the bottom tip of your necktie must come within one inch of the horizontal center of the belt buckle. It is NOT tucked under your belt. 👉These problems exist because the team leader and unit leadership are unaware of standards. . . 🔆Education is 🔑! .. www.thedrillmaster.org Use this link to order https://glendale.com/?ref=NinqEO3mFYiuV thank you! .. "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." 1 Pet 5:6 .. 🔹My books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill @ www.lulu.com/spotlight/drillmaster .. 🔹http://www.youtube.com/user/drillmastertraining .. 🔹I educate & train cadets, military, & judges & certify 1st responders as Certified US Ceremonial Guardsmen .. 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance .. #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #RegulationDrill #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets #colorguard #ColorTeam
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