Honor Guard Manual of Arms vs Standard Manual of Arms?

[Chief2009]

CAPP 52-8 says: There is standard Air Force drill, and there is Honor Guard Drill. There is standard Manual of Arms, and there is Honor Guard Manual of Arms. The two are not the same nor should you intermix them. As a member of an Honor Guard, you are teaching and using Honor Guard Drill and Manual of Arms. Do not let the members get the two confused.

So if I have a regular color guard, to be used in parades, for example, would I teach them the Standard Manual of Arms?

Would the Honor Guard Manual of Arms be in the USAF Honor Guard Training Guide? What would I use an Honor Guard Colors element for that I would not use a color guard for?

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[RobertAmphibian]

I don't have a perfect understanding, but here's what I know about HG vs CG:

Unless you have wing approval, you'll be providing a color guard. Wing approved honor guards can provide a number of functions including color guard duties. When doing so, they'll use Honor Guard drill. Anything other than an official Honor Guard uses regular AF drill.

So yes, your parade color guard would learn Standard Manual of Arms. The Honor Guard Manual of Arms and the training guide are essentially identical from what I can tell as far as content. Writing style is much more verbose in the training guide.

[PA Guy]

Teach them the standard Manual of Arms first.  When they have that down cold you can try the HG stuff since it builds on the standard Manual of Arms.  But for the color guard just keep it simple and stick with the standard Manual of Arms.

[RobertAmphibian]

I wouldn't bother learning HG Manual of Arms unless you're actually planning on starting an Honor Guard or sending cadets to NHGA. A lot of things are different enough to trip you up and confuse you between the two.

Once you've gotten a solid color guard, I'd focus on preparing them for competition and getting them cool gigs. CAP color guards (and drill teams, for that matter) can be truly amazing and you can make them your ambassadors to the community.