drill movements

The most common drill movements¹ used in the Canadian and American Military (listed roughly in order of complexity) are:

• Fall In
• Attention
• Parade Rest
• At Ease
• Rest
• Fall Out
• Present Arms
• Order Arms
• Hand Salute
• Left Face
• Right Face
• About Face
• Half Left Face
• Half Right Face
• Dress Right Dress
• Dress Left Dress
• At Close Interval Dress Right Dress
• At Close Interval Dress Left Dress
• Ready Front
• Cover
• Eyes Right (From a Halt, In Line)
• Eyes Left (From a Halt, In Line)
• Count Off (In Line)
• Count Off (In Column)
• Open Ranks March
• Close Ranks March
• Close March (From a Halt)
• Extend March (From a Halt)
• Forward March
• Halt
• To the Rear March
• Left Flank March
• Right Flank March
• Count Cadence Count
• Left Step March
• Right Step March
• Half Step March
• Mark Time March
• Column Left March
• Column Right March
• Change Step March
• Close March (Marching)
• Extend March (Marching)
• Column Half Left March
• Column Half Right March
• Eyes Right (Marching)
• Eyes Left (Marching)
• Column Left March (From a Halt)
• Column Right March (From a Halt)
• Column Half Left March (From a Halt)
• Column Half Right March (From a Halt)
• Left Flank March (From a Halt)
• Right Flank March (From a Halt)
• Counter March
• Double Time March
• Incline to the Left
• Incline to the Right
• Quick Time March
• At Ease March (and Attention)
• Route Step March (and Attention)
• Column of Files from the Left, Forward, March
• Column of Files from the Right, Forward, March
• Column of Files from the Left, Column Left, March
• Column of Files from the Right, Column Right, March
• Column of Twos from the Left, March
• Column of Twos from the Right, March
• Column of Twos to the Left, March
• Column of Twos to the Left, March

Sources:

NCOS Class Handout by Grace E. Edinboro, Lt. Col., CAP:

http://www.cawgcadets.org/ILP/NCOS/NCOSHandouts.pdf

DHH Customs and Traditions Web Site:

http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dhh/customs_traditions/engraph/purpose_drill_e.asp