According to the
Canadian Directorate of History and Heritage (
DHH), the purpose of
drilling in
the
Canadian Military is to, 'contribute to the
operational effectiveness of the
Canadian Forces by
ensuring that the Forces
efficiently march and
manoeuvre together as one in
duty and
routine, and by
promoting discipline alertness,
precision,
pride,
steadiness and the
cohesion necessary for
success.'
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
Please /msg me with any corrections or additions.
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
1 Drill movements differ slightly from one organization to another -- a certain amount of variation is to
be expected. This list is based on the
drill movements used by the
California Wing,
Civil Air Patrol.