How to Start an Honor Guard “We can’t just say we’re an honor guard.” Sure you can, why not? However, it is a little more involved than that. Besides deciding to do it, if you are in civil service: the fire service, EMS, Border Patrol, detention or law enforcement, you will need certain permissions from supervision. Most likely, you will …
How to Have Military Bearing
We, in the military or associated with the military (i.e. cadet programs), call it “military bearing,” but the truth is, everyone needs a measure of what is more commonly called, “discipline.” The word, “military,” is put at the front because we stand at Attention or other positions without moving. Everyone needs discipline: to go to sleep at a good hour, …
2013 Mardis Gras Drill Meet XD Videos: 1st, 2nd & 3rd
This is the first place performance, USMA. [embedplusvideo height=”360″ width=”591″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/kaEn15B4k_0?fs=1” vars=”ytid=kaEn15B4k_0&width=591&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep9786″ /] Second place, Texas A&M. See the first comment at the bottom of the page for the video. Thanks Chris!! Third Place, USAFA. [embedplusvideo height=”360″ width=”591″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/36BMi6EIgBg?fs=1” vars=”ytid=36BMi6EIgBg&width=591&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep7056″ /]
The Mountain Rescue Association Honor Guard
The Mountain Rescue Association Honor Guard is a charitable service of the non-profit Mountain Rescue Association. The purpose of the Mountain Rescue Honor Guard is To provide respectful and dignified memorial services for fallen mountain rescue and search and rescue personnel, whether civilian, military, or otherwise, as well as for climbers and mountaineers who die in the course of rescuing …
All about “Color Guard” and “Color Team”
I received this question: How and why does a military color guard and marching band color guard differ? My answer: This is a great question and one that I’ve dealt with for several years since I have been a judge for marching bands, winter guards and military drill teams/color guards. So here is a detailed explanation and a little history. …
Point Spreads and What They Mean
Currently, military drill competition scores are not associated with a standard so the point spreads (the amount of numbers between scores given to teams) do not have any meaning- but they should. I’ll explain. Current scoring methods look like this (or are very similar): several categories with a score range of 1 – 10. The total points for that score …
Lighthouse Uniform Company
The Lighthouse Uniform Company, uniform outfitters of the Merchant Marines, Coast Guard Auxiliary, EMS, Federation of Fire Chaplains, Se Scouts, US Public Health Service, Passenger Vessel Association Power Squadron, Yacht Clubs and The DrillMaster, are having a year-end sale. Check this out: The Lighthouse is running a year end Special Items 50% Internet Sale starting today (12-19-12) and will run …
All about the Flag on the Casket
DrillMaster explains all about the flag on a casket. This includes the state flag.
Honor Guard Training Documents
I created the following documents and adjusted them to work for each training situation I encountered over my years of active duty with the USAF and beyond. The Honor Guard Training Record (you may download this and use it only if you bought my book, The Honor Guard Manual). If you use it without owning the Manual, you are breaking …
National Police Week
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the …