Close Order Drill
This is the distance between ranks in a formation.
What is 40 inches?
Colors teams do not normally wear these.
What are ribbon racks and name tags?
Aiguillettes are worn on this shoulder by the Sea Cadets.
What is the left shoulder?
When the national ensign is flying in the middle of the mast.
What is half-staff?
Another name for the national flag of the United States.
What is the (National) Ensign?
A rhythmic means of keeping in step while building Esprit de Corps.
What is a cadence?
This position is the same as Order Arms.
What is attention?
On the command "Carry, COLORS", the Sea Service Color Guards move their rifles here.
What are the outboard shoulders?
This sounds five minutes before morning and evening colors aboard Navy ships and installations.
What is First Call?
The left rifle bearer in an all-services color guard is from this branch.
What is the Marine Corps?
The grips used when carrying a guidon.
What is "V" grip and strong grip?
This uniform item is no longer authorized for Sea Cadet color guards.
What are helmets?
Sea Cadet list of authorized color guard accessories can be found here.
What is the USNSCC Uniform Regulation Manual?
When the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard observe colors.
What is 0800 and Sunset?
A move used to turn a color guard with three or more flags.
What is a wheel?
Drill commands should originate from this part of your body.
What is your diaphragm?
When serving on a Sea Cadet color guard team, Navy League Cadets may wear this.
What is the Sea Cadet dress uniform (with NLCC flashes & ranks)?
The order of march in a color guard column of ones for a four-person team.
What is the right rifle, national colors, organizational colors, left rifle?
I am flown at the bow of commissioned USN ships.
What is the Union Jack?
The only authorized finials for Sea Cadet parade colors.
What are the (Flat, Silver) Army Spearhead and (Brass) Halberd*
*Also known as the Navy Battle Axe.
(Eagle finial is authorized for persons who rate a 21-gun salute)
The four types of commands.
What are Preparatory, Execution, Combined, and Supplementary?
The Navy manual for Flags, Pennants, Honors, Ceremonies, and Customs.
What is NTP 13(B)?
The original size of the U.S. Navy flag.
What is 4'4" x 5'6"?
The number of folds required to shape the national ensign into a Cocked Hat.
What is 13?
The music to which the organizational colors dip in salute.
What is the National Anthem, To the Colors, Retreat, and Hail to the Chief.