DRILL AND CEREMONIES
PURPOSE: TO TEACH CADETS THE CORRECT WAY OF MARCHING AND PURPOSE BEHIND DRILL AND FORMATIONS.
FORMATIONS:
BRC: TO TEST THE ABILITY OF A HIGHLY UNORGANIZED MILITIA BY FORCING 1,200 OF THEM INTO A TINY DINING FACILITY.
DRC: SAME AS BRC BUT WITH A SHORTER TIME DURATION.
SRC: ACADEMICS COME LAST, MARCHING FIRST, PARADE FIRST; TO BE UNIQUE AMONGST ALL OTHER MILITARY COLLEGES.
ON MARCHING:
BODY: LEANED BACK AT A SLIGHT ANGLE
LEGS: KICKED AND EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT
(SEE FIGURES BELOW)
CALLING COMMANDS:
THE COMMAND HAS TWO PARTS: (1)PREPATORY AND (2) EXECUTION. WAYS TO CALL THE COMMAND
i.e. RIGHT FACE (HAVING THE SOLDIER FACE TO THE RIGHT WHICH WOULD BE YOUR LEFT): “RAH-AITTTTTTTTTT …[PAUSE]…HHOOOO”!
THE PREPARTORY COMMAND WAS “RAH-AITTTTTTTTTT” AND EXECUTION COMMAND “HHOOOO”
i.e. PARADE REST (HAVING THE SOLDIER ASSUME THE POSITION OF PARADE REST): “PPPPPPPAAAAAAAAHHHH (THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON THE “PAH” PART”) WAID…[PAUSE]…HHOOOO!”
