Drill and ceremonies

Question 1

What TC covers drill and ceremonies

Answer 1

TC (training circular) 3-12.5

Question 2

What are the three marching steps used in drill?

Answer 2

15 in step, 30 in step, 30 in step double time

Question 3

What are two prescribed formations for platoon?

Answer 3

line and column

Question 4

What are the 4 rest positions that can be given at the halt?

Answer 4

parade rest, stand at ease, at ease, rest

Question 5

What is the primary value of ceremonies?

Answer 5

to render honors, preserve tradition, and to stimulate esprit de corps

Question 6

What is a rank?

Answer 6

a line

Question 7

What foot is your leading foot?

Answer 7

your left foot

Question 8

what is the only command given from inspection arms

Answer 8

ready, port, arms

Question 9

What is an element?

Answer 9

An individual, squad, section, platoon, company or larger unit forming part of the next higher nit

Question 10

When marching, who is the only person in a platoon that is never out of step?

Answer 10

The platoon guide

Question 11

What is a file?

Answer 11

a column

Question 12

If you were marching a squad, when would you give the command “squad halt”?

Answer 12

When either foot strikes the ground

Question 13

While passing the colors or while the colors are passing you, when is the hand salute rendered?

Answer 13

Six paces before and six paces after

Question 14

How many steps per minute is quick time?

Answer 14

120 steps per minute

Question 15

How many steps per minute is double time?

Answer 15

180 steps per minute

Question 16

What command is given to reverse the direction of a march?

Answer 16

rear march

Question 17

From what position are all stationary movements given?

Answer 17

Position of attention

Question 18

On what foot would you give the command “mark time march”

Answer 18

On either foot

Question 19

What is cover

Answer 19

aligning yourself directly behind the man to your immediate front

Question 20

How do you measure a “step”

Answer 20

heel to heel

Question 21

What is depth?

Answer 21

The space from front to rear of a formation

Question 22

What is the interval between the preparatory command and the command of execution?

Answer 22

1 step

Question 23

What are the two parts of most drill command?

Answer 23

preparatory command and command of execution

Question 24

What are the 5 types of commands in a drill?

Answer 24

two part, combined, supplementing, directive, mass

Question 25

What position is the unit guidon once a preparatory command is given?

Answer 25

The raised vertical position

Question 26

What are some examples of a combined command?

Answer 26

At ease, fall in, rest

Question 27

What command is given to revoke a preparatory command?

Answer 27

As you were

Question 28

What is a guidon

Answer 28

a swallow-tailed flag carried by companies

Question 29

When executing a rear march, on which foot do you pivot?

Answer 29

Both feet

Question 30

What are the three methods used to teach drill?

Answer 30

step by step, by the numbers, talk-through method

Question 31

What 4 movements in marching require a 15-inch step?

Answer 31

half step, left step, right step, backward march

Question 32

What is the blue book

Answer 32

the manual that preceded fm 3-21.5 used to train the colonial army