Drill and Ceremonies

Question 1

Who introduced Drill and Ceremony to the U.S. Army?

Answer 1

Prussian officer, Baron Friedrich von Steuben.

Question 2

What is the purpose of drill?

Answer 2

to enable a commander or noncommissioned officer to move his unit from one place to another in an orderly manner.

Question 3

How many cadence steps are in today’s troop march?

Answer 3

120 steps.

Question 4

How many cadence steps are in Double Time?

Answer 4

180 Steps

Question 5

What are three methods of instruction used to teach drill to Soldiers?

Answer 5

step-by-step, talk through, and by-the-numbers.

Question 6

What are the three teaching stages for drill?

Answer 6

explanation, demonstration, and practice.

Question 7

What must the instructor do during the explanation stage?

Answer 7

Give the name of the movement. Give the practical use for the movement. Give the
command(s) for the movement and explain its elements: the preparatory command and the
command of execution. He must also discuss the command(s) necessary to terminate the
movement.

Question 8

What may the instructor use during the Demonstration stage?

Answer 8

the step-by-step, talk-through, or by-the numbers methods of instruction.

Question 9

What is taught during the step by step method?

Answer 9

the explanation and demonstration are combined, and the movements are taught one step at a
time.

Question 10

What is the Talk through method of instruction?

Answer 10

Demonstrations are combined. Each movement is orally described. In this method the
explanation and action by the individual is executed.

Question 11

How can instruction and practical work be best presented?

Answer 11

by using the U-formation or line formation.

Question 12

What is cadence counting for?

Answer 12

To enable Soldiers to learn or maintain cadence and develop rhythm, the instructor should have
them count cadence while marching.

Question 13

What do most drill commands have?

Answer 13

two parts: the preparatory command and the command of execution.

Question 14

What does the preparatory command state?

Answer 14

the movement to be carried out and mentally prepares the Soldier for its execution. In the
command Forward, MARCH, the preparatory command is Forward.

Question 15

What is the command of execution?

Answer 15

tells when the movement is to be carried out. In Forward, MARCH, the command of execution is
MARCH.

Question 16

What is Cadence?

Answer 16

Cadence, in commands, means a uniform and rhythmic flow of words.

Question 17

What is Distinctiveness?

Answer 17

Distinctiveness depends on the correct use of the tongue, lips, and teeth, which form the
separate sounds of a word and group the sounds into syllables.

Question 18

What is Inflection?

Answer 18

Inflection is the rise and fall in pitch and the tone changes of the voice.