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Drill & Ceremony and Cadence

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Task, Conditions, Standards
• Task: To correctly navigate a group of soldiers using basic
moving techniques.
• Conditions: Given FM 22-5, A block of instructions and a
group of highly motivated soldiers.
• Standard: To correctly maneuver a group of 3 or more
soldiers from a designated point to another designated point
using all the moving techniques learned in the class.

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Movement Techniques
1) Forward March
2) Rear March
3) Column Right
4) Column Left
5) Column Half Right
6) Column Half Left
7) Right Flank
8) Left Flank
9) Mark Time March
10) About Face
11) File From the Left Column
Left
12) File From the Right Column
Right
13) Counter Column
14) Open Ranks
15) Parade Rest, Stand At
Ease, At Ease
REMEMBER!!!!!
Ensure to use Preparatory and Command of Execution with the
proper Pitch and Inflection of your voice.

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Column Left/
Column Right
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Column Left Column Right
1st Sqd will perform a left face and continue to
march at a half step until all squads are on line.
2nd Sqd will step of with their left foot and pivot on
the first step of their right foot.
3rd Sqd will step of with their left foot and pivot
twice (each time being a half pivot).
4th Sqd will step of with their left foot and take an
additional step and pivot two times (each time being
a half pivot).
4th Sqd will perform a left face and continue to
march at a half step until all squads are on line.
3rd Sqd will step of with their left foot and pivot on
the first step of their right foot.
2nd Sqd will step of with their left foot and pivot
twice (each time being a half pivot).
1st Sqd will step of with their left foot and take an
additional step and pivot two times (each time being
a half pivot).

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File from the Left/
File from the Right
File from the Left
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
On the command “File from the
left, Column Left”. 1st Squad will
sound off with “Column Left”.
2nd,3rd, and 4th Squad will
simultaneously sound off with “Stand
Fast”
“Column Left”
“Stand Fast”
4th
On the command “File from the
right, Column Right”. 4th Squad will
sound off with “Column Right”.
1st,2nd, and 3rd Squad will
simultaneously sound off with “Stand
Fast”
“Column Right”
1st 2nd 3rd
“Stand Fast”
File from the Right

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Counter Column
1st Squad 2nd Squad 3rd Squad 4th Squad
4 Steps
3 Steps
2 Steps
1 Step
On the command of “Counter Column, March”:
1st Squad will take an additional 4 steps and on the 5th step will execute a column right. They will proceed
until clearing 4th Squad and execute another column right.
2nd Squad will take an additional 2 steps and on the 3rd step will execute a column right. They will proceed
until clearing 3rd Squad and execute another column right.
3rd Squad will take an additional 1 step and perform a column left and then another immediate column left.
4th Squad will take and additional 3 steps and perform a column left. They will proceed until clearing 2nd
Squad and execute another column left.
** The first squad to complete the movement first will start marching at a half step until all squads are
online and then will continue at regular march interval.

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Open Ranks
1st Squad
2nd Squad
3rd Squad
4th Squad
Platoon Formation at
Regular Interval
1st Squad
2nd Squad
3rd Squad
4th Squad
Platoon Formation at
Open Ranks
1st Squad will take two steps
2nd Squad will take one step
3rd Squad will stand fast
4th Squad will take two half steps
backwards
On the command of “Open Ranks”:
1st Sqd will take two 30in steps forward.
2nd Sqd will take one 30in step forward
3rd Sqd will stand fast and not move
4th Sqd will take to half-steps backwards

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Cadence Counting
To enable soldiers to maintain cadence and
develop rhythm, the leader should have them
count cadence while marching.
FM 3-21.5
To maintain cadence when marching, soldiers will be
allowed to sing, or a drummer’s beat may provide cadence

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Count Cadence While Marching
To count cadence while marching at quick time, the
leader gives the preparatory command, Count
Cadence, as the left foot strikes the marching
surface, and the command of
execution, COUNT, the next time the left foot
strikes the marching surface. The soldier begins
to count the next time the left foot strikes the
marching surface and counts as each foot strikes
the marching surface—ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR;
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

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Count Cadence while Running
To count cadence while double-timing, the
procedures are basically the same, except the
soldier only counts each time the left foot
strikes the marching surface.

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Movement Checklist
Go NoGo
Forward March
Rear March
Column Right
Column Left
Column Half Right
Column Half Left
Right Flank
Left Flank
Mark Time March
About Face
File From the Left Column Left
File From the Right Column Right
Counter Column
Open Ranks
Parade Rest, Stand At Ease,
At Ease
Go NoGo
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