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DRILL
trained for obedience, smartness, proper dressing,
d o t s are
self-defensiveness,
discioline
unity
for gaining state of physical and mental balance. The
training,
ich includes all these aspects IS called "Drill". A cadet should take care of the
below :
points given
Uniform should be
tidy, starched and ironed.
1
2. Shirt and Pants should be properly stitched and buttoned.
3. Buttons should be of similar colour, texture and size.
4. Uniform should be neither too loose, nor too tight.
5. Shoes should be well-polished and laces properly tied.
6. Belt should be properly tightened with the pants.
7. Belt should be polished and its metallic part should be brass-polished.
8. Hair should be short and neat.
9. Shaving for boys is a must before Drill.
10. Caps should be properly placed on head.
WORDS OF COMMANIDS
Words of commands symbolises certain commands for Drill. It has two parts
1. Cautionary 2. Executive
"Get parade" is a cautionary
Example: Get on parade, right turn, here on
51
National Cadet
Corp 53
rning Command :Pichhe Mur (About
52#National Cadet Corps es, bracing the legs and Turn)
P O S I T I O N S & C O M M A N D S
Turn180
er maintaining the balance by locking
The about turn is the
thighs t o g e t h e r . made right about. always
Attention)
togeth.
ther and
Inclining Command:
(Squad Place
heels
Adha Dahine/Baen Mur
Savdhan of
drill.
(Half Right/Left
Command
Squad
is a
basic
m o v e m e n t
angle
of 30
es, knees straight
degrees,
(adha dahine or adha baen mur), the movement
is the
Turn)
resti and In inclin
same as in
an erect
nt that the individual or squad turns thróugh 45
'Savdhan'
position
of forming body
slightly, egunlng
Ihe
line, feet
turned
out
equally
and
drawn
back
square,
falling and Turn
degrees only in place
in
stiffness, hips
level
and
arched
shoulders
National Cadet
Corps # 55
Cadet Corps
54# National
while centre Salute to the Flank
rear tively while
respectively
centre rant
rank
stands
and to the full.
forward foot forward one Dahine ko Salute
and half paces rank shoot the right and (Salute to the right)
Command:
The front two feettogether, arm to takes his position of the salute to the front.
fastat his place. and lit right
to bring the Cadet
He turns
short step off to the
left foot one
The rear rank conforms to similar to the rear.
movement to
his head eyes square right and without upsetting
sides throughout.
move at all.
osition of the right arm, wrist or hand, shifts the head so
rank doesn't that right eye can just look along the palm of the hand. The
The centre command right hand
the right
In this
Dress):
Dahine Saj (Rightshort adet either looks along his own height or into the eyes of
*Command
5 inches forward with
stands fast, squad
takes a sharp pace
turn head:and
left the officer he is saluting.
movements to the minute),
man
count regulation pause (40 rank). Men in the fro Command Baen ko Salute All action are same
foot,
the right hand man of each except
to the right (Except hand uppermoct that cadet turns his/her head to the left.
eyes arm first clenched, back of the
rank only will extend
the right
shoulder seam of the man on the right, count a
knuckles touching the Getting on Parade
dresses by taking short quick stenc s
each individual then Squad forms up in three ranks, on the end of the parade ground
requlation pause the face of the man two places away
DAHINE KO SALUTE
the lower part of
until he can just see
rear rank, places himself 30
facing in the direction, to be on parade. The right guide or right
hand man of the centre and
from him. The right hand man acts as right marker.
each individual of these ranks covering of
inches from the rank in
front,
The turning of the head Command Dahine (Right):On this command come
out of the comer of his eye.
correctly by glancing movement by cadets properly to ease.
and eyes should not be a casual glance buta deliberate
Command Darshak (Marker) : The right marker comes
SALUTING to attention, marches in quick time 15 paces straight to his
front halts and stands at ease.
Salute to the Front Command Parade-Par (Get on Parade): Marker and
Samne salute ek squad marches forward to
Command Ginti se salute, squad come to attention. The
: The right the 15th pace, dress automatically, look
(Saluting by number, salute to the front-one) their front, halt on
arm kept straight, raised sideways until it is horizontal, to the front and stand at ease, a regulation pause will be
of the hand to the front, fingers extending, thumb made between each movement.
palm
close to the forefinge.
BAEN KO SALUTE
Command Squad do (Squad two): Keeping the
arm still, hand and wrist straight, bend elbow
DismissingVisarjan (Dismiss): Turn to the right, salute. (f an officer/JCo
Command
upper
When marching independently.
until the fore finger tip on the right hand is one inch S present on parade) pause and then step off.
above the right eye. Keep upper arm horizontal and at keep in step until clear off the parade ground.
the right angles to the side, forearm, wrist and fingers
all in one straight line and palm of the hand vertical. Falling Out parade,
+Command Squad teen (Squad three) Return to
*
Command Line Tor (Fall out): It does not signify theoutend of thenot leave
Cadets fall
a break in it. Salute is not given.
but do
position of attention cut the shortest way to the side by only
ne vicinity of their place of parade or line of march.
dropping the elbow to the front, fingers curled up on
the way down. When judging the time, the hand will
TO THE FRONT MARCHING
remain at the position of the salute for a SALUTE
regulation well balanced.
Swing
pause. and remain
movement narching, maintain sition
po of attention
shoulder level in ron
* Command : Samne Salute (Salute to the front):
:Avoid saluting vement
turally from the
nthe shoulder,
s hands reaching as high as
the side,
closed
freely and naturally frohe
forward right
knee, foot raised least six inches clear of thebend the
with the toe at
: Squad een (Squad three): Straighten the right knee ground.
kept
knee, swung
Hand
touches
%Command Ginti se Murna-baen Mur-ek
, l e f t turn
ommand Ginti Se Salute-dahine as left foot
commands is given
(Turning by numbers, the salute to the right one): The rward,
heel on the
ground,
one): The cadet will freeze with the left
foot forward flat on the ground, with the right foot forwan
shoot the left
foot
right foot 30 inches to the rear, heel raised; both legs braced, body balar und. omplete next pace swing,
sho
back
toe raised, arms
of maximum
extent the
the
evenly between them, right arm swung forward and left arm ung
S
National Cadet Corps #59
cut the
left
shouts 'UP arm still the squad not right foot to a
Keep left
m o v e
the squad to of 12 inches, close leftfoot to it by bending left knee and completing
of 12 i
ground, (Squadtwo): of without
Squad Do
salute distance
position
in d o u b l e time.
Shoulders square, direction straight to the flank and
* C o m m a n d
may appropriate
and 'five' and the
C o m m a n d
Complete the
the required of paces ordered to step
each time. six): full pace or 50 incnes. Maximum number
Chhe (Squad turn the cteDping a
the ground, and
Squad heel touches will be three.
As the shout or r e a r
* C o m m a n d
eyes
to the
front, cut
(Squad seven) MARKING TIME
Squad Saat o n the
first pace.
and shout Swing
Command
right-Saluitol
arms (Salute to the Marking Time
swing the salute-Salute
salute the nod done in the same cadence as
Dahine-ko Come up to the attention. Marking time is
Command :
Saluting
foot c o m e s
to the ground.
hand away on the
sixth Maintain position of
Given as
the left and cut the
touches the
ground time). marching.
each
time the
left foot to call out
will continue from Halt
(right foot)
(Cadets
To Quick Mark Tüme mark time) Raise the
left knee and top
pace
Officer Tez Qadam Tal (Quick
: foot at natural
an and lower *Command
lower leg perpendicular,
Passing reaching him
parallel with the ground, r e s u m e the position of attention, bend
while before
Salute third pace of the thigh
salute on the look at the officer
officer, the salute directly, and
angle, straighten leg again shoulders square
an
passing him. During
While
after passing
knee in a similar manner, body erect,
the third pace and straighten the right
the hand on
The command gi
is
body requiring top
ht. Take short
and Left
Eyes Right A formed Command :Qadam Tal (Marktime): left passes
the right left
(Eyes right): executed as the
Command: Dahine Dekh
march by the desireu in Word well drawn out and marking time WItn tie
the order to rection. All office foot and begin
the
to a flank will receive
a compliment
to keep
dired o m m a n d
manner
National Cadet Corps # 61
6 0 # National Cadet Corps Ground Arms
"Ommand Squad Do Drop the rifle with help of left hand till the butt
is
Getting on Parade with Rifle and Dressing inch from the ground and with the right hand, hold the rifle on the hana
jed guard simultaneously.
Getting on Parade: When getting on parade with rifle, the riffeis can
is placed nand: Squade Teen: Cut left hand in attention position and drop Dut
out at Tol Shastra' (short trail). As soon as the
squad halts, the butt p of
the rifle
noiselessly on the ground in the correct position of attention.
the
on
ground.
*
Sajna (Dressing): In dressing, the front rank raises the left arm insteaind moving
right arm and the rifle is again raised to the position of short trail whenbutrifles
Present Arms
Comman Salami
*Dismissing and Falling Out: The procedure will be as for Foot Dri hand, catching Shastra- Throw the rifle upwards with the right
:
n g it with the left hand at the point of balance, thumb of the
will be shouldered before the
squad is dismissed.
National Cadet Corps # 63
Cadet Corps
62 # National shoulder and the right
sh
short/Long Trail from The Order
right
of the elbow to
in the
hollow
thumb to the left, Samtol Shastra (Short Trail): Slightly bend the
right arm to raise
* Command:
hand butt
left
the
small ofthe utt of the rifle abouout one inch from the
ground. The butt is
hand at
to a
perpendicular
elessly on the ground the correct position of attention as
in placed
the rifle
noise
t h e rear.
soon as the
Do : Bring Striking left completed. The short trail is normally carried out
Squad: or the body. when getting
Command
front of the
centre
small of the butt with arade
on p a r a d e with
rifle and when stepping forward and to the
flanks and
position
in
and hold during
side of rifle
the dressing.
hand on
right hand simultaneously. Command Tol Shastra (Trail Arms): With the flick of tthe wrist throw the
rifle with the left zzle forward and downwards, catching rifle at the point of balance, back
Titing the
Command : Squad Teen: perpendicularly
in front of
of the hand to the right, arm straight so that the rifle is horizontal, muzzle
down,
the rifle of the body.
hand, bring from the
centre
to the front and magazine underneath
three inches Oointing
and about Holding the rifle at the Command: Bazu Shastra (OrderArms): With the right hand, force the butt
hand to hit
the magazine. slanting
Right together, to the ground and raise the muzzle to assume the correct position of the
arm, fingers
of the right immediately
with the left hand
full extent
order.
downwards meet
it smartly
line with waist belt, outside
in the
behind the back sight muzzle and Examine from the Order
upwards to the
thumb pointing Bend the left knee, placing the
the selling
rifle at the same
time place the Command: Janch Shastra (Examine Arms):
on the
left of the left heel both the foot on the ground about, 16 inches to the left front and force
foot against the front of
hollow of the right the muzzle downwards
with the left hand keeping the arm slightly bent so
rifle to be supported
The weight of the SALAMI SHASTRA in front of the right thigh. Cocking the rifle and applying holding
knees straight. that the rifle is
the left hand. catch with left hand place the right thumb in the charge guide with
by opening
to reflect and light up the barrel, fingers
the nail upper-most and at an angle
Order from Present
hand and together on the right of the rifle and extending towards the ground.
shastra-ek: Hold pistol grip with right Kar: Pull back and release the cocking
*Command Baju left foot as in attention Command Chal-wale Purze Aage
right foot and place it with and bring back the weapon as in
simultaneously lift handle and on order, press the trigger
position. attention position.
rifle to right side and seize it with right
*Command Squad Do: Carry the
hand at the pistol grip. The Order from the Examine
(Order Arms One): Strike the rifle with the
Cut left hand to attention position. Command Bazu Shastra-ek and thumb
*Command Squad Teen: hand in the same place as
that held at the order, finger
the left knee
nght and elbow on the stock, bend
Shoulder round the rifle, fore arm
Saluting with Arms at the Curied
to close the heels.
the rifle at the shoulder
take lettnal the
Pull the rifle down
to the right sde
*Atthe Halt For saluting with Squad Do (Squad Two)
:
the hand guard wu *Command as for the second
the ground. Strike below the nosecap
across the body, forearm parallel to
outer hand just
to Striking it with the left
of the hand so that the knuckle of the thumb is parallel tneack of movement of the order from the slope. in tne
palm hand away as
and extendea, D Cut the left
edge of the and thumb together
handguard, fingers
ulation
looking him fully in the face. The satute will be given culmination of the cadet's trainin
The
the fron
turned to
reaching the officer and hand cut away and head various dignitaries and VIPs.
third pace after passing him.
National Cadet Corps # 65
n
64#National Cadet Corps and the
the Govern will be
of India mand
to the
President
General cale
of () Parade Savdhan
rank of Major
General
only i) Samne
Dekh
Shastra
following err
manne
The halt must coincide
given
Salami
is
conducted in the
arade will
automatically halt after taking 15 paces.
Parade
Ceremonial
Officer serving with the NCC Theparade
in
the band is in attendance. Compliment will be paid
The received by the S of music
case
will be stopping stand-at-ease (Vishram).
of the VIP. After this stage,
The VIP on
arrival
base.
se. The Parade Commander ne Vip with tus
to the status
and taken
to the saluting Savdhan'. After
VIP has cOma the o again
accordingly
not required to
advance in review order, the parade commander
present Parade paradeis
will order the
Vishram' when the entire parade has reached
alighting
from the car
the Parade
Commander give the
will give the followin In case
the words
of command
the salute, the VIP leaves n e
and is ready to take willgive line and has been turned to the front. When
Or Parade Rashtriya Salute Degi spection off the cadets.
words of command the
the Parade Commander marches
Parade General
Salute Degi
Rashtriya Salute Salami Shastra. Parade ground,
()
Salami Shastra. GUARD MOUNTING
General Salute
Or
Shastra. Guard Commander, ASsistant
Guard Commander and six
Degi-Salami
Parade Salami Guard mounting requires NcO on the
detailed will be turned out by guard mounting
i) Parade Bazu
Shastra.
cadets. Personnel Guard Commander will fall in the Guard
to the saluting base and reports
for guard practice. The
marches up smartly previous evening time for Guard and complete the adjustments
The Parade Commander the appointment
Nirikshan Ke Liye Hazir Hai Sriman/Srimati Ji. 15 minutes before ranks. The Guard
Bn Parade Apke NCO falls in the Guard in two
to the VIP 'No. 1 let the parade stand-at-ease and before the guard mounting.
has been obtained to assistant
and commander on the left of
guard
After the VIPs permission
Parade Commander gives the word of commander will be on the right
commencement of the inspection,
prior to After the inspection the front rank.
Khara rahe, Baqui Vishram'. He will fall
command 'Number one company 12 paces away from the guard.
turned to the saluting dais, the following words of The Guard mounting NCO will be
is finished and the VIP has under
the march past in the Guard and inspect as attention,
command will be given for command the guard will come to
() Parade Savdhan
) Guard-Parade Par: On this from the guard
twelve paces away
step off and fall in the pen order,
(ii) Parade Nikat Line Chal in succession from the right.
mounting NCO and stand at ease
come to attention.
(ii) Bagal shastra
(00) Guard Savdhan On this command Guard will
Aage. march
kalam manch se guzregi No will turn to his right and
(iv) Parade kooch men commander
m Guard Dahine Saj: The Guard dress the front rank. He will then dress the
(v) Parade tin-O-tin kalam men dahine mur
Out Tive paces, halt, turn about,
and return to his original
their own turn e d r rank and give command 'SAMNE-DEKH
Word of command by respective company Commander in
the march past. one Company Baen
"Number flag (6 pac
se tez chal'. At the first position.
will do shoulder aris.
of the saluting base) each company commander will give the following wo Guard-Bagal Shastra: On this command Guard
the orderly officer.
n e Guard Mounting NCO will the eportThe quard mounting NCO
to
command, 'Company Dahine Dekh. After the company has gone pasta m e wil
base (indicated by the next flag) his word of command wll be 'Companyi (vi) Hazir Hai :
r a Nirikshan Ke Liye the guard six paces away from the guara
Dekh'. When the parade returns to the inspection line, each company Wl o al on the
n of right
word of Command 'Company Tham'. This will follow the command at commander. under
0 Number one company aage barhegi baen mur, and will then re The Orderly inspect and mount the guard
aa
Savdhan. mander
) rd-bazu-Shastra: The orderly officer will inspect
Gi) The entire parade will be made to stand-at-ease by the Parade Co back to his
orginal position.
by giving command Parade Vishram.
National Cadet Corps 67
Corps
National Cadet guard will take the
Shastra: The
66#
1ernors of states
of states and Lt
anch GOvernor/Chief Commissioners
position
GOvernorS
itories
Guard
Terr
(i) he completes first
the first
person and nce Minister/Minister in the Ministry of
Commander.
ATer
(iv)
Guard-Bazu
line-stick
orderly-stick Tor The stick
Ki take a step forward, shoul (vii) The Flag ficer Commanding-in
-in-Chief within their commands (Naval Wing
rderly officer will lder
Number-Samne
() orderly
orderly
called out by the
quicK
march and fall right of
in on riaht of the
guard
units only)
turn to the right, The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, within their commands (Air Wing
arms, (ix)
mounting NCO.
shoulder arms. Units only)
Guard will
chief of Army/Naval/Air Staff
march (x) The Vice
Shastra:
(Vi)
Guard-Bagal
Dahine Se-Tez
Chal: The Guard ff
Ke Lie (xi) The Dignitaries addressing the convocation of a University
(vii)
Guard-Apni Duty 'Dahine
Dekh to the orderly officer and #
Commander gives (vil Chancellor of a University (where Governor of the State is not the Chancellor)
The Guard guard.
over from the old it)Pro-Chancellor/Vice Chancellor of a University when attending important
moves to take
university functions as Chief guest in their University
Guard Room Procedure NCC
him, he will turn out the old (xiv) Director General
sees the new guard approaching
When the sentry place. The old guard commander
halts at the appointed Strength
guard. The new guard
front of the new guard. The old quard wil follows
will fall in' his guard fifteen paces in
Both guards will in The strength of the Guard of Honour will be as
guard will return the compliment. () 150 rank and file for the President (in 3 equal divisions)
present arms and the new
of the new guard willthen
The first relief
scession order
and stand at ease.
arms
assistant guard
commander of the (i) 100 rank and file for the Vice President and Prime Minister (in 2 equal
the old guard sentry. The divisions).
ake over duties from relieved sentry and fall in
new sentry. He
will bring the
old guard will post the off for dismissal. The new
with the rest of the guard.
The old guard will move
will return the compliment
ith Compliments states.
arms and then old guard () Rashtriya Salute: The President and the Governors within their own
guard will give present () General Salute Other dignitaries of the rank of Major General and above
Dahine Dekh' (Eyes right).
(Gii) Salami Shastra: Given to all other VIPs.
Guard of Honour
National Cadet Corps Senior Division unis Procedure
Guard of Honour is provided by as
of
invited yu with a distance of 4 paces
to the dignitaries listed below. The other dignitaries
specially Special
Guard will form up in two ranks of 24 cadets each the JCO
The officers of the Guard and
on
Units in camps may
honour to the NCC functions or to visit NCC veen the front and the rear ranks. ranks. The guard
front of the front
occasion are given guard of honour only with dlying the colour will be two paces in of the front rank.
tne
Inspection
observed:
inspection is
The following procedure for the
will march forward and report to the VIP. He will de
i) The guard commander
The report will be in Hindi like: 'Guard (Name
so in suitably loud voice.
of Unit) Samman Guard Nirikshan Ke Lie Hazir Hai Sriman (Srimati .
from the dais Commander wil
and the Guard
The VIP will come down
(i) conduct him/her moving on the VIP's left. On reaching the right hand man
the Guard Commander
of the band, Right Guide of the Guard of Honour,
will move to the VIP's right and in line with him.
(ii) The ADCs will not march in front of the VIP except in the case of the
President of India.
(iv) The band will not turn their heads and eyes toward the VIP during the
inspection of the band but will look straight to the front.
(v) During inspection, all ranks of the Guard will turn their heads and eyes
towards the VIP and will look at him, taking time from the first beat of the
drum. As the VIP moves on, all ranks of the Guard will also move theirheads
and eyes looking at him all the time. The band will stop playing as so0n
s the Vip has finished the inspection and the Guard taking the time trom
the last note of the music will, turn their heads and eyes to the front
(V1) The ViP will be conducted g
by the Guard Commander towards the conau
officer. The Guard Commander will then salute the VIP. The Guard Commander
must be prepared to shake hands with the VIP, should the latter ofter
do so.
Dismiss
The Guard Commander eded
will return to his post and after the VIP has procee
somedistance away from of
uard of
the Guard of Honour, he may then Stalta Ctand
Honour, 'At Ease (Vishram). Easy kasy