CHAPTER 10 

Ceremonies

 

"A ceremonial Parade, impeccably performed, can never fail to be a source of inspiration to those who watch it or take part in it. It is the noblest and proudest form of drill. Based on the ‘blunt whetstone’ of drill instruction to recruits it was for many hundreds of years the foundation of battle discipline in all Armies . . .

 

"Today once the elements of discipline have been instilled through drill on the Parade square, it develops, naturally, into various forms of crew drill, gun drill, and battle drill but the aim of discipline remains unchanged. This aim is the conquest of fear. Drill helps to achieve this because when it is carried out men tend to lose their individuality and are unified into a group under obedience to orders.

 

"If men are to give their best in war they must be united. Discipline seeks through drill to instill into all ranks this sense of unity, by requiring them to obey orders as one man. A Ceremonial Parade, moreover, provides an occasion for men to express pride in their performance, pride in the Regiment or Corps and pride in the profession of Arms."

 

                               General Sir Harold Alexander, Ceremonial For

                            the Army Ministry for Defense, Army Department,

                                                             November 1968

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CONTENTS

 

 Section I - REVIEWS

  

 10-1 General 

 10-2 Types of Reviews 

 10-3 Sequence of Events and Individual Actions 

 10-4 Review with Decorations, Awards, and Individual Retirement (Sequence of Events) 

 10-5 Review with Change of Command, Activation or Inactivation (Sequence of Events) 

 10-6 Review with Retreat (Sequence of Events) 

 10-7 Special Review


 Section II - PARADES

 

 10-8 General 

 10-9 Preparation 

 10-10 Ceremonial Battalion Parade 

 10-11 Ceremonial Regimental Parade 

 10-12 Street Parades

 

 Section III - HONOR GUARDS

 

 10-13 General 

 10-14 Sequence of Events and Individual Actions 

 10-15 Honor Cordon Ceremonies

 

 Section IV - COMMAND RETREAT

 

 10-16 General 

 10-17 Meaning 

 10-18 Sequence of Events

 

 Section V - COMMAND REVEILLE

 

 10-19 General 

 10-20 Meaning 

 10-21 Sequence of Events

 

 Section VI - RETREAT

 

 10-22 General 

 10-23 Meaning 

 10-24 Sequence of Events

  

  Section VII - REVEILLE

 

 10-25 General 

 10-26 Meaning 

 10-27 Sequence of Events

 

 Section VIII - FUNERALS

 

 10-28 General 

 10-29 Types of Funerals 

 10-30 Funeral with Chapel Service 

 10-31 Graveside Service 

 10-32 Cremated Remains 

 10-33 Ceremony Before Shipment of Remains 

 10-34 Cannon Salute 

 10-35 Funerals Off Post 

 10-36 Participation of Aviation 

 10-37 Participation of Fraternal or Patriotic Organizations 

 10-38 Duties of the Chaplain 

 10-39 Preliminary Arrangements 

 10-40 Floral Tributes 

 10-41 Rules for Ceremonial Firing

 

 Section IX - COLORS

 

 10-42 General 

 10-43 The Color and Colors 

 10-44 Salutes 

 10-45 Color Guard 

 10-46 Receiving or Dismissing the Color by the Color Guard 

 10-47 Casing and Uncasing the Colors 

 10-48 Receiving or Dismissing the Colors by Color Company 

 10-49 Posting and Retiring the Colors 

 10-50 Movement of Three-Cadet Color Guard to the Rear 

 10-51 Movement of Four-Cadet Color Guard to the Rear 

 10-52 Movement of Five-Cadet Color Guard to the Rear 

 10-53 Movement of Six-Cadet Color Guard to the Rear 

 10-54 Position of the Color at the Order 

 10-55 Position of the Color at the Carry 

 10-56 Position of the Color at the Parade Rest 

 10-57 Position of the Organizational Color at Color Salute

 

 Section X - SALUTE BATTERY

 

 10-58 General 

 10-59 Preparation 

 10-60 Sequence of Events and Individual Actions

 

 Section XI - CIVILIAN PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY

 CEREMONIES

 

 10-61 General 

 10-62 Purpose 

 10-63 Types of Ceremonies 

 10-64 Civilians Presenting Awards 

 10-65 Civilians Receiving Awards 

 10-66 Reviews in Honor of Civilians

 

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