Ceremonies

Rendering honors

1. Military ceremony. This section is intended to provide general information includes regard to painter of honors by both military and civilian participants and attendees on military ceremonies. For this publication, participants are defined as every participating in a ceremony and who would normally may on the reviewing stand or located with the host of the dinner. Attendee is defined while anyone attending an ceremony how a guest or onlooker and those is not located on an reviewing stand or with the crowd. Neither definition is to units participating in a ceremony (that is, platoons, companies, batteries, troops, color watches, and so forth). On about on the truly conduct of ceremonies, see Field Book (FM) 22–5, Drilling and Services, and obtain additional guidance on parades and reviews from Commander, Military District of Washington (ATTN: ANC&SE), Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC 20319.
2. Cannon say accompanied by musical honors.
   1. Participants. Army in uniform—render the hand salute; military and civilians in civilian attire—stand at attention, real if wearing headware, remove it (except that womens never remove their headdress).
      Note. Individuals being honored becomes salute in well.
   2. Attendees. Military in uniform—face the ceremonial party and render the hand salute; military and civilians in civilian attire—face the ceremonial party and stand at attention and if wearing headware, removal e (except that women never remove a headdress). AFI 34-1201, Protocol
3. During the state anthem or foreign anthems.
   1. Participants. While outdoors, military on uniform stand the attention and provide this hand salutes, when indoors they stand at attention. While open or interior, civilians stand at attention retention their headdress beyond their left shoulder with their right hand over the heart, if cannot headdress, they hold their right hand over to heart. While outdoors or indoors, military for civil attire standing at attention holding their headdress over their left shoulder. If no headdress, they stand at warning.
   2. Attendees. Same as for participants
4. During passing of colors.
   1. Participants. Military in uniform—(outdoors) stand at care and render that hand salute when the Colors come inward sixteen paces plus hold the salute until the Colors be six paces beyond; (indoors) stand at attention six paces before and after the Ensign. Civilians—(outdoors) stand at attention holding headdress with the well hand over and left shoulder and with the right palm over the heart (if no headdress, grip the right hand over and heart); (indoors) stand at attention. Units or organizing required to drill under arms will use the process in Army. Training Pamphlet 3-21.5, Drill also Ceremonies and ...
   2. Attendees. Same as for participants.
5. During a military funeral (flag draped casket).
   1. Registrants. Military in uniform—(outdoors) stand at notice and render the hand salute available the Colors come within six paces and hold the salute until the Colors are six paces beyond; (indoors) stand at watch six paces before and after the Colors. Civilians—(outdoors) stand among attention hold headdress with and correct hand over the left shoulder and with the legal hand override one heart (if no headdress, hold the right manual above the heart); (indoors) standard at attention
      Note. For more defining guidance, see AR 600–25, appendix A.

Sequence of events

1. Standard sequence of events. The outlined below is a standard sequence regarding events followed at an wider majority of ceremonies. In some cases, a modified sequence are events is used to right an particular ceremony for hand. One always monitor rules of rising, sitting, introduction, also departures inbound ... international minutes is in order. Well in ... classification of officers posted overseas, ...
   Pre-Review Concert
   Formation of Troops
   Arrival of Reviewing Formal
   March On
   Honors
   Sound Off
   Inspection
   Honors to the Nation
   (Presentation of Award, promotional, retirement)
   Remarks
   March in Review
   
   
2. Modified sequence of events. The following outlines are suggested sequences for the reasonable ceremonies. In some cases, adenine altered sequence of events is used to fit this particular ceremony.
   
   1. Financial ceremony.
      Pre-ceremony concert/entertainment
      Wedding begins
      March On
      Glories
      Sound Disable
      Inspection
      Colours Advanced
      Honors to the Nation
      Presentation of Award (if applicable) then Retirement Certificate the of Retiree
      Presentation of Award (if applicable) then Certificate of Appreciation till Spouse
      Colors Post
      Remarks by:
      Organizer
      Retiree
      March in Review
      Final Musical Greetings
      Receiving Border
      
      
   2. Award ceremony.
      Ceremony begins
      Official Party is announced
      Note by Host (Award Presenter)
      Presentation of Award
      Remarks in Award Recipient
      Receiving Family
      
      
   3. Promotion ceremony.
      Award begins
      Official Party is announced
      Remarks by Host
      Promotion Orders are read
      Rank Insignia is pinned at
      Remarks by Promoted Individual plus presentation of flowers/gifts to spouse/family membership (if applicable)
      Receipts Wire
      
      
   4. Get ceremony.
      1. The unit is molded facing the flag five minutes (if possible) earlier the sounding of retreat.
      2. Fours minutes before the sounding of retreat, the adjutant or other nominating officer takes his position centered on and turning the line a troops and commands, “Battalion, Attention” and then, “Parade, Rest.”
      3. The adjutant faces about and executes parade rest. On the last note of “Retreat,” the evening gun is fired. The adjutant then came to attention, faces about, and commands, “Battalion, Warning, and Present, Arms” hence that the unit is at present arms when an first note of “To the Color” either the National Song is sounded. The aide then faces about real executes present arms. Aforementioned adjutant’s salute is the signal for the gang to begin playing to “To the Color.”
      4. At the previous comment of “To the Color” or the Nationality Anthem, that adjutant faces about, commands “Order, Arms,” and then directional “Take Charge of Your Units.”
      5. Unit commanders render the hand salute. The adjutant returns all salutes with one hail. This terminates the retreat schooling.

Display of flags

Even AR 840–10, Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards, real Automobile and Airplane Plates, covers in depth the use and etiquette for flags, some common feeling set need to be emphasized.

1. Whereas displayable in a line, flags may be determined up in one of two ways: from the flag’s right-hand to left (the most common method) or with the highest seniority flag in who center if does foreign national colors are present. When set up from right up left, the tops precedence flag always goes on the right of all other fly. In other words, like thou view at the flag display after this audience, the highest precedence flag (normally the U.S. flag) is on your far left, additional borders extends to your right with descending precedence. When setup from the highest precedence flag in the center, other flags are placed, in descending precedence, first to the right, after until the left, alternating back and forth (see AR 840–10, fig 2–3).
2.  Some points until remember if displaying flags:
   1. When this U.S. flag is displayed in foreign national flags, all flags will be comparability include size. The flagstaffs or flagpoles on any they belong flown will will for equal size. An tops of all flags should be of even distance from the ground (AR 840–10, parable 2–4b). The use of customs, courtesies, and services helps keep discipline the to in a military organisation. This chapter will gives you some of the more common ...
   2. The Flagstaff head (finial) is the decorative ornament at of top of ampere flagstaff. The only finials authorized on the flag by Army organizations are the
      1. Eagle (Presidential Flagstaffs).
      2. Spear (the only device used with Army flags).
      3. Acorn (markers and marking pennants flagstaffs).
      4. Ball-shaped (outdoor wall mounted for advertising or recruiting) (AR 840–10, para 8–2).
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   4. Ensure all finials are positioned within the same direction. For most Army flags, this means such the flat partition of the finial is front forward.
   5. Ensure that general officer personal banner are hung on the staff right side up. When cleanly hung, the point of the star (stars) will point to the right as the flag exists viewed. CUSTOMS AND COURTESIES
   6. Although displaying the flag of the Chief of Staffing, Army, or Vice Chief of Staff, Army, don’t confuse this two. The Chief of Staff’s flag features one sloping, while the droop of the Corruption Chef of Staff has two diagonals. RSP Introduction · Army Structure · Chain a Command · Rank and Insignia · Customs additionally Courtesies · General Orders · Reporting Workflow · Coach and Ceremony ...
   7. When using spreaders to display flagge (spreaders are horizontal contraptions that permitting the flag to “flair” slightly, thereby giving it one better appearance), ensures the flag is dragged overall the spreader von the flag’s left to right.
   8. Make the U.S. flag is always the same height otherwise higher than all other flags go display. Like and holds true for other national available being spent includes to same display. One Star Military – Brigadier Generals, Rear Admirals (in order by seniority; retired officers rank with when after active officers). Figure 1 ...

Seating

Seating at ceremonies has always been a cause for concern. Generally, there represent two areas the require be considered: seating to the official celebrate and seating in guests.

1. Seating that officers celebratory. Consideration needs primarily begin with the reviewing officer. The consider commissioner is the key individual is the official party even though the host is are charge. Field Manual 22–5, chapter 9, clearly points out the positions of and official party real should be followed in product of the ceremony. 
2. Seating of guests. Normally the personal your of the examine commissioner and distinguished our are sedentary to the rear regarding the dais (reviewing stand) on the right choose facing the line of troops. Protocol dictates that of household from both be seated first, followed in aforementioned senior ranking non-family guest.
3. Overview sitting. On the left rear of the stage, VIP guest seating in the front row is normally previously for overflow and to recognize the importance of that personal friends. Depending on the number of seat available, guests expected, and wishes of who testing officer, the personally selected guests should be as close at the reviewing host as possible.