Marching while on Stairway

[Dutchboy]

Is there any USAF or CAP regulation that says marching while in formation is unsafe or against regulations?

[davidsinn]

Is there any USAF or CAP regulation that says marching while in formation is unsafe or against regulations?

You are supposed to march in formation...

If you mean march in step on stairs? That's just stupid. There are reasons "route step" is in the manual and that's one of them.

[MSgt Van]

If you mean march in step on stairs? That's just stupid.

I gotta go with Capt S. on this one...

[Dutchboy]

yes on stairs. Sorry if i was not clear.  So route step is the command used when using stairs? Is that in the manual somewhere?

[Dutchboy]

Sorry, just noticed you said it was in the manual. thanks.

[MSgt Van]

Route Step March. The command is Route Step, MARCH. On the command MARCH, the
airman takes one more 24-inch step and assumes route step. Neither silence nor cadence is required, and movement is permitted as long as dress, cover, interval, and distance are maintained.

The only command that can be given when marching at other than attention is Incline to the Right (Left). Otherwise, the flight must be called to attention before other commands may be given.

[lordmonar]

To be fair both ways...

There is no regulation that says you can't march on stairs.

There is no regulation that says you have to march anywhere.

Drill on its most practical level is used to get a body of people from one place or formation into another place place or formation in the littlest amount of time...while maintaining control of those people.

Don't know exactly what you are doing.....but you can go both ways.  Do you have to march?  No....can you march if you want to? yes.

The answers to whether it is appropriate will have to be up the commander on the spot.

Good Luck.

[RiverAux]

Why would you want to need to have cadets march up stairs in the first place (whether in step or at route step)?  Why not, "Go upstairs to the classroom". 

[SarDragon]

Why would you want to need to have cadets march up stairs in the first place (whether in step or at route step)?  Why not, "Go upstairs to the classroom, quietly".

FTFY.

[Dutchboy]

Why would you want to need to have cadets march up stairs in the first place (whether in step or at route step)?  Why not, "Go upstairs to the classroom".

Should not assume I am talking about being inside a building. We meet on a university campus There are stairs all over campus. So to go to the field where they do PT they need to march.









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[SarDragon]

They still don't need to be in formation and trying to march down/up steps. Halt them at the top/bottom, send them down/up, and reassemble the formation at the other end. Even route step is awkward.

[lordmonar]

They still don't need to be in formation and trying to march down/up steps. Halt them at the top/bottom, send them down/up, and reassemble the formation at the other end. Even route step is awkward.

At least route step lets them focus on walking and not DCID.

[Dutchboy]

Why would you want to need to have cadets march up stairs in the first place (whether in step or at route step)?  Why not, "Go upstairs to the classroom".

Because I am refering to out side steps

[lordmonar]

Why would you want to need to have cadets march up stairs in the first place (whether in step or at route step)?  Why not, "Go upstairs to the classroom".

Because I am refering to out side steps

We got that the first time you said it. 

[tsrup]

If you mean march in step on stairs? That's just stupid.

Ever been on a color guard 

OP-
Use route step. 
Route step is intended for adverse terrain or extended march.  I think stairs qualify as "adverse".