Posted on Apr 18, 2015
What's the longest you ever had to stand in formation and for what purpose?
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Simply put, we've all had to stand in formation. Most of use have seen folks fall out for various reasons. Maybe that was you. Anyway, what is the longest you ever had to stand in formation? What was the event or the reason?
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5 hours for a brigade change of command. In the Georgia heat, that's no joke.
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I can't recall how long the formation stood at attention for a double change of command and retirement. PACOM and PACFLT were doing a change of Command, a four star Admiral was retiring and several very high ranking members of the military were in attendance. It was a very unique ceremony to witness, yet extraordinarily uncomfortable.
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I don't remember the exact length of time, but somewhere right around a 1/2 day for a Division change of command....and a couple of half day practices leading up to it.
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We were in formation for several hours, three consecutive days for the rehearsal ceremony of the Armor School leaving Fort Knox....the actual ceremony only lasted about an hour. I was impressed that only a couple Soldiers fell out, the threat of heat exposure is cumulative, keep that in mind and do not keep your people in formation just because!
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