Frequently Asked Questions
1. What formation is used to Fall In?
Answer: Always Fall In in line formation.
2. When the command Fall In is given, what squad executes a dressing movement?
Answer: 1st squad only.
3. What formation is used to size a squad in height order except the squad leader?
Answer: Column formation.
4. In Squad drill, how many paces is the leader from the squad?
Answer: 3 paces
5. In Platoon drill, how many paces is the platoon leader from the platoon?
Answer: 6 paces
6. At Fall In and dress movements, where is the left hand placed?
Answer: The cadet shoulder height and in line with their body.
7. To align a cadet during dress movement, the leader is where?
Answer: In line with the squad.
8. Where is the hand placement for close Interval dress?
Answer: The heel of hand on the hips, elbow in line and finger straight and joined pointed down.
9. How do you pronounce Oblique in drill?
Answer: The word “oblique” is pronounced to rhyme with “strike”.
10. When in line, how does the guide execute movement on Right Face?
Answer: The guide executes a right face, then steps off as in marching to the right squad
leader.