When a Cadet Bn Cdr calls "post" in formation, what happens when the Co Cdrs return the formation to the Senior Enlisted?

2022-05-18T14:50:05-04:00

am a part of a small satellite ROTC program where D&C isn't really trained due to minimal personnel and available on-site instructors. I have seen the cadet battalion commander call "post" in Formation, but I'm unclear on what happens when the company commanders return the formation to the senior enlisted. It didn't look like there was a set way or direction for officers to leave formation. I assume that might have been a cadetland thing but i haven't gotten any clarity from TC 3-21.5.

What does right look like?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 18 at 2022 3:05 PM

2022-05-18T15:05:31-04:00

Upon returning the formation over to the 1SG, the 1SG salutes, the CDR moves off. Once the CDR moves off, the 1SG does an about face. Once that happens, the Officers in front of the platoons then move to the rear of the platoon via the left side while the Platoon Sergeant returns to the front via the right side.

TC 3-21.5, Section 7-6 is the basics. Take that basics for the platoon and just put it on the grand scale of the Company

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made May 18 at 2022 3:56 PM

2022-05-18T15:56:25-04:00

JRTOC/ROTC uses the same Drill and Ceremony manual as it's parent service. Assuming this is an Army program, please reference TC 3-21.5.

Response by 1LT William Clardy made May 21 at 2022 10:28 AM

2022-05-21T10:28:12-04:00

If you want a genuinely old-school reference, find yourself a copy of the Army's former bible for drill and ceremony: Field Manual 22-5. The ceremonies should be the same, but my 1980s-era FM 22-5 seems less determined to obscure the overall flow behind a torrent of minutia the way today's training circular does.
I would also offer to buy a beer for anyone who can find any description of the manual of arms for pistols, shotguns or automatic weapons in TC-21.5. I'm a little perplexed that handling of the '03 Springfield is considered more relevant than weapons which are still individually issued.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2022 4:53 PM

2022-05-23T16:53:33-04:00

as SFC Thomas Livingston pointed out, when the Cadet BN CDR turns over control of the formation to the Cadet Senior Enlisted the Cadet CO CDRs and Cadet 1SGs immediately change positions, with the movement being counter-clockwise.