Drill and Ceremony

SSG Ed Mikus — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 05:30:36 -0400

Should we march more? How important is D&C?

Response by CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2014 5:48 AM

CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 05:48:51 -0400

I definitely feel we should get back to the roots a bit with army tradition. I recently completed wlc and drill and ceremony seemed to be the toughest concept for me to grasp as bad and pathetic as that sounds. I never really march. We did touch on it in basic and ait. But being with my current unit the last three years I may have marched a handful of times and it was nothing fancy by any means. I think it instills discipline and looks so much better than a group of soldiers talking and walking out of line. Marching is after all one of the best parts to the over watching population. Uniforms and marching. That's what they recognize first. Just my opinion though.

Response by MSG(P) Michael Warrick made Jun 11 at 2014 7:47 AM

MSG(P) Michael Warrick — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:47:36 -0400

Yes we should. We need to get back to the old days when D&C was a everyday life of the military.

Response by CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2014 3:40 PM

CPL(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:40:36 -0400

I know when I was on active duty it was very important during the promotion board. If you were not good at it then it was a high likely hood that you will not get promoted. This should be done a lot more.

Response by LT Jessica Kellogg made Jun 11 at 2014 5:15 PM

LT Jessica Kellogg — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:15:11 -0400

I wish we (as a military in general) did more drill.

I think it helps instill pride and professionalism (plus is looks good and is fun)

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 12 at 2014 3:08 AM

SFC Mark Merino — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 03:08:38 -0400

Bring it on. I love a parade! I DESPISE CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONIES!!!! I get to watch from the bleachers now so LOOK SHARP SSG Ed Mikus !

Response by MSG Gerry Poe made Sep 12 at 2014 11:53 AM

MSG Gerry Poe — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:53:15 -0400

I'm in the Guard and I implement D/C into our training schedule every drill weekend. For two days a month/two weeks a year, we "soldier"! We do squad and PLT competition every quarter, winners gets the 1SG trophy and bragging rights!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2014 10:20 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 22:20:55 -0400

The wars are "over" and we're going back to being a garrison military. D & C will make a comeback.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 19 at 2016 2:54 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:54:28 -0500

Perfect for Sgt's time training.