NCO of Quarter Board: FM 3-21.5

1. 15in step

2. 30in step

3. 30in step, DOUBLE TIME 180 steps per minute

FM 3-21.5

A military ceremony used to:
Honor a visiting, high-ranking commander, official, or dignitary, and or permit them to observe the state of
training of a command.
Present decorations and awards.
Honor or recognize unit or individual achievements.
Commemorate events

1. 1. line

2. column

The purpose of drill is to enable a commander or non-commissioned officer to move his unit from one place to another
in an orderly manner; to aid in disciplinary training by instilling habits of precision and response to the leader’s
orders;and to provide for the development of all soldiers in the practice of commandingtroops.

1. Parade rest

2. Stand at ease

3. At ease

4. Rest

To render honors, preserve tradition, and to stimulate Esprit de Corps

A line, which is only one element in depth

Your left foot

“Ready, Port, Arms”

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

The platoon guide is the person responsible for maintaining the prescribed direction and rate of march.

A column, which has a front of only one element

When either foot strikes the ground

The arrangement of elements of a unit in a prescribed manner

Inspection arms

Six paces before and six paces after

120 steps per minute

180 steps per minute

Rear March

Position of attention

On either foot

Aligning yourself directly behind the man to your immediate front, while maintaining correct distance

Heel to heel

The space from front to rear of a formation including front and rear elements

1 step or 1 count

1. Preparatory command

| 2. Command of execution

On the command "March", The first rank takes two steps forward, the second rank takes one step forward, the third
rank stands fast and the fourth rank take two 15 inch steps to the rear

1. Two part

2. Combined

3. Supplementing

4. Directive

The raised vertical position

At ease
Fall in
Rest

The uniform rhythm in which a movement is executed, or the number of steps or counts per minute at which a
movement is executed. Drill movements are normally executed at the cadence of quick time or double time. Quick time
is the cadence of 120 counts or steps per minute; double time is the cadence of 180 counts or steps per minute.

The lateral space between soldiers, measured from right to left by the soldier on the right placing the heel of his left
hand on his hip, even with the top of the belt line, fingers and thumb joined and extended downward, with his elbow in
line with the body and touching the arm of the soldier to his left.

The lateral space between soldiers, measured from right to left by raising both arms shoulder high with the fingers
extended and joined (palms down) so that fingertips are touching the fingertips of the soldiers to the right and to the
left

The lateral space between soldiers, measured from right to left by the soldier on the right holding his left arm shoulder
high, fingers and thumb extended and joined, with the tip of his middle finger touching the right shoulder of the soldier
to his left.

As You Were

The CSM

A guid on is a swallow-tailed flag carried by companies, batteries, troops, and certain detachments

Both feet, turning 180 degrees to the right

1. Step by step

2. By the numbers

3. Talk-through method

1. Half step

2. Left step

3. Right step

4. Backward march

5 steps

A drill manual used by Baron Von Steuben (a former Prussian officer) to train the colonial army. It preceded the FM 3-21.5. It was known as "The regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States". This book was the first Army Field Manual

No

How far in front of the Honor Company or color company do the colors halt?