Fm 3-22.5 Research Paper

FM 3-21.5 (FM 22-5)

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

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FIELD MANUAL No. 3-21.5 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON, DC, 7 July 2003

DRILL AND CEREMONIES
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PREFACE........................................................................................................................ vii Part One. DRILL CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1. History ................................................................................... 1-1 1-2. Military Music ....................................................................... 1-2 2. DRILL INSTRUCTIONS I. Instructional Methods ........................................................................
INDIVIDUAL DRILL I. Stationary Movements ....................................................................... 4-1 4-1. Position of Attention .............................................................. 4-1 4-2. Rest Positions at the Halt ....................................................... 4-2 4-3. Facing at the Halt ................................................................... 4-4 4-4. Hand Salute............................................................................ 4-6 II. Steps and Marching ........................................................................... 4-7 4-5. Basic Marching Information .................................................. 4-7 4-6. The 30-Inch Step.................................................................... 4-8 4-7. Change Step ........................................................................... 4-8 4-8. Marching to the Rear ............................................................. 4-8 4-9. Rest Movement, 30-Inch Step ............................................... 4-9 4-10. The 15-Inch Step, Forward/Half Step.................................... 4-9 4-11. Marching in Place ................................................................ 4-10 4-12. The 15-Inch Step, Right/Left ............................................... 4-10 4-13. The 15-Inch Step, Backward ............................................... 4-10 4-14. The 30-Inch Step, Double Time........................................... 4-11 4-15.
1-1. HISTORY Military history reveals that armies throughout the world participated in some form of drill. The primary value of drill, historically, is to prepare troops for battle. For the most part, the drill procedures practiced are identical to the tactical maneuvers employed on the battlefield. Drill enables commanders to quickly move their forces from one point to another, mass their forces into a battle formation that affords maximum firepower, and maneuver those forces as the situation develops. a. In 1775, when this country was striving for independence and existence, the nation’s leaders were confronted with the problem of not only establishing a government but also of organizing an army that was already engaged in war. From the “shot heard around the world,” on 19 April 1775, until Valley Forge in 1778, Revolutionary forces were little more than a group of civilians fighting Indian-style against well-trained, highly disciplined British Redcoats. For three years, General George Washington’s troops had endured many hardships—lack of funds, rations, clothing, and equipment. In addition, they had suffered loss after loss to the superior British