DRILL COMMANDS
Smartness And Drill
Baden-Powell, our Founder was not against drill. He was really in favour of it. What he objected to was the indiscriminate and unimaginative use of it. He wanted that it should not be done in seasons and out. Drill is not to be overdone. Drill is not everything. There are a thousand and one things of importance which Guides have to do, and to have drill and drill only to the exclusion of these other things is what B.P. objected to.
Guides should know correct gait and posture. When they stand they should be able to stand upright and correctly, and when they walk, they should be able to walk with proper gait. Baden-Powell has referred to master these in Scouting for Boys.
Drill:
Guides should know how to move from one point to another quickly and in good order whether they are together as a Guide Company or in Patrols. Frequent practice in drill will give them the necessary training and keep them smart.
"Scouts should know how to move quickly in Troop and Patrol group from one point to another", says B.P. "When done right, practice to quick and orderly Movements set them up, and make them to smart and quick." It strengthens the muscles which support the body, and by keeping the body upright, the lungs and heart, get plenty of room to work and the inside organs are kept in proper position for proper digestion of food.
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Drill Commands:
◆ Fall in (Line ban)
◆ Right Dress (Dahine Saaj)
◆ Eyes Front (Samne Dekh)
◆ Stand at Ease (Vishram)
◆ Stand Easy (Aaram Se)
◆ Attention (Savdhan)
◆ Right Turn (Dahine Mur)
◆ Left Turn (Bayen Mur)
◆ About Turn (Peeche Mur)
◆ Number (Dahine Se Ginti Kar)
◆ Open Order March (Khuli line Chal)
◆ Close Order March (Nikat line Chal)
◆ Dismiss (Visarjan)
◆ Fall in (Line ban):
All the Patrols fall in, in a single line in front of the Guide Captain. Formation of two and three lines is used occasionally.
◆ Right Dress (Dahine Saaj):
The Guide of the front line on the right flank stands still. The Guide immediately behind her raises hand frontward and adjusts the arm distance. Similarly all others in that line will adjust the arm distance.
All other Guides in the front rank turn head and eyes to the right, and raise their right arm with clenched fist.
All other Guides of the second or third line if any cover up from the front rank and dress by looking to the right without raising the hand, on the command "EYES FRONT (Samne Dekh)", head and eyes are brought sharply to the front and the arm is dropped smartly to the side.
◆ Left Dress (Bayen Saaj):
Substitute the word left for each word 'right' in the above description.
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◆ Stand at Ease (Vishram):
Move the left foot off to the left about twelve inches, body evenly balanced on both legs, hands behind the back, right palm resting on fingers of left palm stretched and thumbs crossed. No movement is allowed until the next command "STAND EASY" is given. You can relax, but do not move your feet and do not talk.
◆ Attention (Saavdhan):
Bring the left heel closer to the right heel, keep the toes open at 30degrees angle and stand erect. Head and eyes to be front, arms to sides with hands closed fist, and thumbs to the front just behind the seam of the overall/uniform.
◆ Right Turn (Dahine Mur):
On the command pivot on right heel and left toe making 90 degrees angle to the right side and bring left foot to the right foot.
◆ Left Turn (Bayen Mur):
Substitute the word" Left" for the "Right" and action will be vice-versa of the above description.
◆ About Turn (Peeche mur):
On the command pivot point right heel and left toe making 180 degrees angle (completely turning back) bringing the left foot in line with the right foot. To maintain the uniformity generally number is given as One-Two-Three one or One-Two-Three- Four.
◆ Number from Right (Dahine Se Ginti Kar):
All the guides standing in a rank in front of the Guide Captain will give their numbers 1-2-3-4----from the right hand side of the rank.
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◆ Open (Khuli line Chal) and Close Order March (Nikat line Chal):
All the patrols are standing one behind the other in front of the Guide Captain with a distance of two steps in between each patrol. When open order command is given the patrols will be marching apart by two steps (first line two steps forward and last line two steps backward). On the command close order column the first line will go two steps back and last line comes two steps forward. On both commands middle line stands still.
◆ Dismiss (Visarjan) :-
Turn to the right, salute, on step to the right and diaperse.
