Color guard help!!!

cadet zimmerman · February 18, 2010, 12:26:29 AM

If someone could just go through the complete steps on raising and lowering the colors that would be great! I need to find out how to do it.

SarDragon · February 18, 2010, 01:15:15 AM

What references have you consulted so far?

TACP · February 18, 2010, 03:05:16 AM

You and your team need to do some serious reading:

Air Force Drill and Ceremonies Manual
CAPR 900-2 Civil Air Patrol Seal, Emblem and Flag Etiquette
CAPM 52-4 National Cadet Competition

If you don't take the time to read/follow these manuals your team will not be successful. They spell out everything you could need to know.

cadet zimmerman · February 18, 2010, 05:08:33 AM

@sardragon the D&C and other sq. @ TACP we have read all of those, none of them tell how to do it.

SarDragon · February 18, 2010, 05:30:04 AM

Try looking at the Table of contents of AFMAN 36-2203 for Ceremonies. Proceed from there. It's in there, I just looked.

TACP · February 18, 2010, 05:51:24 AM

Quote from: SarDragon on February 18, 2010, 05:30:04 AM
Try looking at the Table of contents of AFMAN 36-2203 for Ceremonies. Proceed from there. It's in there, I just looked.

Great minds think alike! I just double checked as well; the D&C spells it out precisely. It's what the evaluators will be grading you from too, so it would be beneficial to follow the regs rather than only asking for other's inputs.

Dracosbane · February 18, 2010, 05:56:06 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek8kBC5lbCI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6m0amGA6kU&feature=youtube_gdata

Outdoor Practical at the NCC, part 1 and part 2

SarDragon · February 18, 2010, 06:30:20 AM

Quote from: TACP on February 18, 2010, 05:51:24 AM
Quote from: SarDragon on February 18, 2010, 05:30:04 AM
Try looking at the Table of contents of AFMAN 36-2203 for Ceremonies. Proceed from there. It's in there, I just looked.

Great minds think alike! I just double checked as well; the D&Cspells it out precisely. It's what the evaluators will be grading youfrom too, so it would be beneficial to follow the regs rather than onlyasking for other's inputs.

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TACP · February 18, 2010, 06:49:24 AM

Good call, just edited it from my post. Unfortunately that doesn't change where you quoted me.

SarDragon · February 18, 2010, 06:55:29 AM

Quote from: TACP on February 18, 2010, 06:49:24 AM
Good call, just edited it from my post. Unfortunately that doesn't change where you quoted me.

Fixed!

cadet zimmerman · February 24, 2010, 01:24:08 AM

thanks all!!!

Christensen · March 06, 2010, 01:04:59 AM

I was able to compete at NCC in 2008. One thing to remember when raising the colors is to take it all the way to the top of the pole then bring it down to half mast, same with retriving. take it to the top then bring it down.

GOOD LUCK!!

C/CMSgt Kelsi Christensen, CAP
Cache Valley Composite Squadron
RMR-UT-049