The Color Guard

Explains the various needed to participate in the color guard world. This book offers instructions and tips that show readers exactly how each technique should be mastered, helping to build the strong foundation necessary for more advanced flag work.

For all services, this is the field manual that every regulation color guard/color team coach needs and even includes information on a colors detail (reveille/retreat). It's like taking your service drill and ceremonies manual out with you, but in a much more concise and explanatory tool that fits in your cargo pocket. Complete with a space on most pages for instructor notes! Ideal for ROTC, JROTC and all cadet program instructors and coaches! Train your unit using the sound drill and ceremony principles of the American military, specifically enhanced by The DrillMaster for competitive teams. This training is not offered anywhere else. Also available in spiral binding.

Describes what a winter guard is and how it differs from color guard, gives a history of the performance group, and tells what skills and attitude are necessary to be a member of the team.

The DrillMaster's fifth book and the only honor guard manual with extensive descriptions and photos of all honor guard movements for every honor guard ceremony: Pall Bearers, Firing Party, Color Team (Color Guard), 2- and 6-Man Flag Fold, Cordon procedures, Sword Manual, Rifle Manual, Flagstaff Manual and the only nationally published Manual of the Firefighter's Ceremonial Fire Axe and Ceremonial Pike Pole. Based on the standards used by the American Military Presidential Honor Guard Units, this manual even contains a sample training plan, lesson plans and a complete training record for documenting honor guard member ceremonial training. Whether your honor guard team is military, law enforcement, firefighter, emergency medical, forest service, veteran or fraternal organization, this manual is a must-have!