REVISION-

COMPLIMENTS AND
AIMS & PURPOSE OF
DRILL
CPL KOCA
10 December 2020
LESSON AIM
Revision Topic

By the end of this lesson, you will

understand the aims and purposes of
drill, and why we pay compliments.
COMPLIMENTS
Who do we pay compliments to?

• Who do we pay compliments to?

- To any commissioned officer

- Members of the royal family.

- Prime minister, or any minister the

Queen delegates authority to.

- Formed bodies of troops.

- All standards, and colours of regiments

of the Army and their equivalent counter
parts.
 COMPLIMENTS
When do we pay compliments?

• At the National Anthem of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

• At military funerals to pay respects to the fallen.

• The Cenotaph.

• Standards and colours of the regiment.

• Any Officers walking by, this is to honour the Queens commission, and recognise rank seniority.

• They will salute back to acknowledge and thank you for the compliment.
QUESTIONS?

Any question so far?

AIM & PURPOSE OF DRILL
What is Drill?

Foot drill is made up of a series of standard moves that all cadets need to learn for use on
parade, at detachment, on camps and weekends, or any other cadet events.

• Parade in detachment, start of night and the end of the night.

• Annual camps, to move around camp.

• On company weekends.

• Remembrance day.

• Drill events.
AIM & PURPOSE OF DRILL
What are the aims & purpose of drill?

The Aims of drill?

• To produce a cadet who is both alert and obedient.

• Provides the basis for teamwork.

Purpose of drill?

• It enables a group of cadets to be moved easily and quickly from A to B in an organised

manner.

• It improves posture.

• Develops lungs and muscles.

• It looks smart and uniformed.

QUESTIONS?

Any question far on anything we

have gone through?
QUIZ
Aims of Drill & Compliments

Who do we pay compliments to?

What are the Aims of Drill?

When do we salute?

True or false? Do all members of the armed forces salute the same
way?
END OF LESSON
Aims of Drill & Compliments