Section 14 EO C108.02 – PARTICIPATE IN A DRILL COMPETITION
Resources needed for the delivery of this lesson are listed in the lesson specification located in A-CR-CCP-801/PG-001, Proficiency Level One Qualification Standard and Plan, Chapter 4. Specific uses for said resources are identified throughout the instructional guide within the TP for which they are required.
Review the lesson content and become familiar with the material prior to delivering the lesson.
Photocopy the Drill Competition Marking Guide located at Attachment C and sufficient copies of the Drill Competition Marking Sheet located at Attachment D for each judge.
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A practical activity was chosen for this lesson as it is an interactive way to allow the cadets to participate in a drill competition.
Review the drill movements from EO M108.01 to M108.11
By the end of this lesson the cadet shall have participated in a drill competition.
It is important for cadets to be able to perform drill movements at a competent level, developing sharpness, esprit-de-corps, physical coordination and alertness. These movements should be executed with ease ensuring that the cadets efficiently moving together as one will promote discipline, alertness, precision, pride, steadiness and cohesion.
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ACTIVITY
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Time: 90 min
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The objective of this activity is to have the cadets participate in a drill competition.
Tables,
Chairs,
Masking Tape,
Stop Watch,
Portable hand counters (clickers),
Drill sequence,
Pens,
Parade markers, and
Judges.
Set up the drill hall or outdoor parade square with tables and chairs. The drill area will be marked off, to include a restricted-access area large enough to accommodate execution of the marching and wheeling components of the competition with a judge’s table placed mid-point along one of the sides of the drill area.
1.Divide the year one cadets into squads not to exceed 10 cadets.
2.Appoint a team captain (Drill Team Commander), at a minimum, a year three cadet in training to direct the team through the drill sequence.
3.Provide each team time to practice as a squad prior to competing. During this practice, the team captain will review all rehearsed movements from PO 108.
4.Have the drill team commander lead the drill team through the entire drill sequence.
5.Without assistance, acting as a drill team in a competition environment, the flight will follow commands and be marked on its performance of the specified drill sequence. Cadets will respectfully observe the performance of other flight drill teams whenever they are not performing.
6.Marking will be performed by the judges using the marking guide located at Attachment C and the marking sheet located at Attachment D. When numerous flights are competing, it is necessary to maximize the use of time. As the flights rotate through the competition, flights waiting to perform or flights that have already performed can be scheduled for other concurrent activities (eg, while one flight is waiting to perform another flight is undergoing uniform inspections).
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Capitalization indicates the words of command for each movement. Cadence is to be maintained when completing movements. |
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The term squad is a generic name for a group of cadets, used to teach drill movements. This term can be interchanged with platoon, flight, division or any other applicable elemental or regimental term. |
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Assistant instructors may be required for this lesson. |
The cadets' participation in a drill competition will serve as confirmation of this lesson.
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Drill helps a cadet develop many qualities such as patience and determination through self-discipline and practice. Drill requires that cadets move together as one, which promotes discipline, alertness, precision, pride, steadiness and cohesion, and helps develop teamwork.
It is recommended that ongoing feedback be provided to the cadets during drill practices, parade nights and ceremonial parades.
A0-002 A-DH-201-000/PT-001 Director History and Heritage 3-2. (2006). The Canadian Forces manual of drill and ceremonial. Ottawa, ON: Department of National Defence.
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