Drill and Ceremony is a major thing here at the USMC. Here is what you need to know about drill.
In drill there are to types of commands, stationary and execution. Stationary is represented before the command while execution is after. When giving the execution command, the instructor will type another sentence, this is to give a pause which drill commanders use. (e.g. RIGHT, (press enter, then type) HACE!"
Drill (Stationary): Drilling is a sequence of faces (Turns) that are called by the Commanding Instructor.
RIGHT, HACE: This command means you turn 90 degrees to your right.
LEFT, HACE: This Command means you turn 90 degrees to your left.
ABOUT, HACE: This command means you turn 180 degrees spinning to the right.
CENTER, HACE: This command means you face your Commanding Instructor.
HALF-RIGHT, HACE: This command means you turn 45 degrees to your your right.
HALF-LEFT, HACE: This command means you turn 45 degrees to your left.
PLATOON, ATTENHUT: Attenhut means you stop talking and face your Commanding Instructor.
At Ease: At ease means you place your hands behind your back and face your Commanding Instructor.
DRESS RIGHT, DRESS: This means put your right arm up and get your spacing between others.
READY, FRONT: On this command you drop out of “dress right dress” and look forward.
PRESENT, ARMS: Present Arms means you salute.
ORDER, ARMS: This command means drop your salute.
FALL IN: Fall in means you find a parade square, stand on it and wait for directions.
Shoulder to Shoulder (STS): This means stand shoulder to shoulder in a line.
Single File Line (SFL): SFL means get in a line behind one another.
FORWARD, HERCH: This means march forward.
PLATOON, HALT: This Commands STOP!
BY THE LEFT FLANK, HERCH: This means all turn left at once and continue marching Shoulder to Shoulder.
BY THE RIGHT FLANK, HERCH: This means all turn right at once and continue marching Shoulder to Shoulder.
TO THE REAR, HERCH: This command means do an About Face and continue marching in that direction.
*Remember to NEVER break rank while in formation. This means never go between a STS line, ALWAYS go around it!
*Herch and Hace is used, because it has a sharper tone than of "Face and March" when calling commands
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