Color Guard Manual(s)/Guide(s)

[Airman De Ruiter]

My squadron is currently setting up a color guard detail and I've volunteered to advise it. I'm currently "writing" a manual/guide/watchamacallit for the detail to quickly and quietly squash the age-old "I was taught like this so I will teach you all like this."-problem; I want to ensure that I/we are doing everything by the book and absolutely correctly and I want to be able to cite it so that if someone of power says "I was taught like this.", I can just show them the by-the-book way. I am wondering what all the publications out there that I should use for building this guide are.

[SarDragon]

Indexes 0-2 and 0-9 are your friends. Look through them to see what the various governing publications are.

One that's not listed there is the Drill and Ceremonies Manual. Everything you need is in here. You shouldn't need to reinvent the wheel.

Also, if you haven't already done so, go here, and surf around for a bit. There is a wealth of material available that will help you out in general as you progress through CAP.

[Airman De Ruiter]

All right, thanks. Not trying to reinvent the wheel, just abridging it. Anyway, in CAP, do we do Drill the EXACT same way as AD USAF and USAFR?

[SarDragon]

Yes. Why not?

[Airman De Ruiter]

Just making sure. I've had JROTC instructors always make their own way of doing things which has always irked me.

[lordmonar]

Just making sure. I've had JROTC instructors always make their own way of doing things which has always irked me.

Again Cadet De Ruiter.....your arrogance is showing through.

If you would like a local resource I would suggest that you contact Capt Jen Setera at Nellis Composite or Lt Col Deb Prossor at the 801st Cadet (IIRC) or check with Las Vegas Composite.......they all have stong color/drill/honor guard programs and should have all the information you need.

[a2capt]

As for CAP Color Guard, CAPR 52-4 is an excellent reference, because if you're going to bother doing it, you might as well do it the "right" way so that a team can also compete. It's a pain to un-learn wrong stuff.

There's nothing to reinvent, or abridge. It's all been done. Just crack open the right publications.

[SarDragon]

As for CAP Color Guard, CAPM 52-4 is an excellent reference, because if you're going to bother doing it, you might as well do it the "right" way so that a team can also compete. It's a pain to un-learn wrong stuff.

There's nothing to reinvent, or abridge. It's all been done. Just crack open the right publications.

FTFY.

[a2capt]

Darn fingers. ;-) .. and I just spent a weekend looking at that thing too. I'm quite familiar with the manual, otherwise

[Shawn W.]

CAPR 900-2 as well..  this one deals in proper flag etiquette.

[Capt. $]

they should read & study all the manuals and follow the that and they should be alright