It’s unfortunate that some zealous and yet so very uninformed veterans and even civilians feel they need to chastise someone for the way they are rendering honors during a veteran’s funeral. I received a question from a veteran regarding the procedures he follows- training he received while in the Army- at veteran funerals while he is there as a member …
Cadet Honor Guard Academy Training
In the second week of training after hours of standing manual, the manual of arms for colors and firing party, and the manual of the flagstaff and with just a couple of hours work, the cadets in the first-ever Joint Service Cadet Honor Guard Academy, have learned: Firing Party Posting the Colors Pallbearers We did so much during the two …
First Cadet Honor Guard Academy Performs at Funeral
The US Army Cadet Corps and The DrillMaster partnered to create the first Joint Service Honor Guard Academy. After just 4 days of training in Standing Manual and Colors, we were asked if we would like to attend the funeral of a Millersburg (Kentucky) Military Institute alum and a WWII veteran. My answer: boy, would we ever! And how about …
Honor Guard Competitions
What is the reason for competing? In the military drill world, a competition has been a means of showing other teams how much hard work has been put into the routine, and I’m not just talking about exhibition drill. Honor guard units compete against each other in funeral ceremonies and the tasks associated with them. Color teams post the colors …
1968 US Army Video, Honors: The Military Honor Guard
[embedplusvideo height=”470″ width=”591″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/vr-T_CI16XM?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=vr-T_CI16XM&width=591&height=470&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep2416″ /] A US Army video produced in 1968. The video covers an arrival ceremony and full honors funeral as they were performed back in the 60s. Eventually, The Old Guard made slight changes here and there to the procedures, but much is still the same.
How to Start an Honor Guard Unit
“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 be able to obtain these with …
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 …
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 …