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1-8. CADENCE DRILL<br />

Cadence <strong>drill</strong> is an advanced form of <strong>drill</strong>. It is used only<br />

with <strong>Marine</strong>s who have learned basic <strong>drill</strong> as prescribed in this <strong>manual</strong>.<br />

It provides variety for well trained troops. In cadence <strong>drill</strong>, the<br />

comm<strong>and</strong>er abbreviates preparatory comm<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> deletes the pause between<br />

the preparatory comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the comm<strong>and</strong> of execution. Each time a<br />

comm<strong>and</strong>er uses this form of <strong>drill</strong>, he must explain that he is departing<br />

from prescribed <strong>drill</strong>. Cadence <strong>drill</strong> is suitable only for platoons <strong>and</strong><br />

smaller units. An example of cadence <strong>drill</strong> follows:<br />

Count: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR<br />

Step: LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT<br />

Comm<strong>and</strong>: REAR, LEFT FLANK, RIGHT FLANK, MARCH<br />

1-9. TRICK DRILL<br />

Trick <strong>drill</strong> may be used with troops who have thoroughly learned<br />

all prescribed <strong>drill</strong> <strong>and</strong> cadence <strong>drill</strong>. It is extremely complex <strong>and</strong><br />

requires extensive training. Trick <strong>drill</strong>s are not described in this<br />

<strong>manual</strong>. They are limited only by the imagination of the <strong>drill</strong> instructor.<br />

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