The Coast Guard Silent Drill Team

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Here are some highlights from the Drill Team’s performance during navy Fleet Week in Boston Massachusetts. Could it be that the team changed their movements after going to shoulder with their rifle because of my critique during at the Joint Service Drill Competition (JSDC12)? I don’t know, but I very much more appreciate this routine! Whatever the reason, enjoy the …

The Color Guard Every Left On

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How many times has your color team come across a situation where if you entered in reverse order, the team would be correct when finally posted? These pictures may help to illustrate the issue: In this picture, the team probably entered correctly: single file with the American flag in front, but they had to turn to the right which places …

Written Critique of the USAF Drill Team 2012 Routine

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If you’d like to read my critique of the American Air Force’s Honor Guard Drill Team 2012 routine, go to their YouTube channel. If you have any questions or comments about the critique, fire away! DrillMaster Do you have a video you would like critiqued by The DrillMaster? Then please send an email!

JSDC12 Recordings!

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After weeks of wrestling with a software problem, I finally figured out the problem and Voila! Here are the Overall Effect commentaries I made for the Joint Service Drill Competition (Meet) of 2012. Merchant Marine Academy Silent Drill Team Coast Guard Drill Team Navy Silent Drill Team Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon Air Force Drill Team Army Silent Drill Team Download, listen, …

The POW/MIA Table Ceremony

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Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA)Remembrance Ceremony Information Related: The Fallen First Responder Ceremony Use this article as a training guide for an indoor POW/MIA Ceremony. NOTE: The POW/MIA Ceremony setup and ceremony proper are NOT different for any service or organization, what you read below is it. There is no such thing as “POW/MIA USMC Regulations”* or POW/MIA Army Ceremony”. …

Military Drill Judging

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For decades the only requirement to be qualified to judge a military drill competition was graduation from a service’s Basic Training. That’s it. You’re now able to rank and rate and assign a score to what you see on the competitive field. And what’s better is if you are a Drill/Training Instructor or on an honor guard. Somehow, you are …

Armed Driller Alternatives

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‘Part One’ of this post is here: Psst, Hey Buddy. Armed Exhibition Drill Rifles for Sale The above blog post is great if you want to buy a demilitarized rifle or even a working 1903, M14 or M1 Garand, but what else is out there and are these alternatives right for military drill? Well, let’s look and see: Let’s start …

Hard Work, Discipline, Desire and…

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I was introduced to a speech by Eric Thomas, “The Hip-Hop Preacher” (more motivational speaker than preacher) yesterday. I appreciate where he has come from, the struggles he has overcome and most of the message that he preaches. Much of what he says is inspiring and one of my friends made a great motivational video and placed it on his …

Why do we Practice the way we do?

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Sometimes students have a hard time understanding why it is we spend so much time working on individual skills, when it’s easy to see that most of the team can do the skills. I tell them it’s a lot like a sports team. Every experienced baseball player has skills – they already know how to run, how to hit, and …