color corps training 101

COLOR CORPS TRAINING

101


COLOR CORPS CONSISTS OF:

• HONOR GUARD – THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE MASTERED THE MANUAL OF THE SWORD

• COLOR GUARD – FLAG BEARERS AND THE HONOR GUARD ESCORTS


WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A COLOR CORPS MEMBER• PERSONAL COMMITMENT

• APPEARANCE

• PERFORMANCE

• ATTITUDE


WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A COLOR CORPS MEMBER

“OBEDIENCE IN ALL THINGS LAWFUL AND RIGHTEOUS TO YOUR SUPERIOR OFFICERS AND THE LAWS OF THE ORDER.”

• ATTITUDEKNOWING WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS GREAT! FOR THE ORDER• HAVE FAITH IN YOUR MARSHALS AND COMMANDERS

• SERVICE TO THE ORDER, NOT AN ATTACK ON YOU

• IF ALL ELSE FAILS, REMEMBER YOUR PLEDGE OF:


RESOURCE MATERIAL

COLOR CORPS DRILL MANUAL(Supreme Supply Catalog #808 dated 6-08)

• COLOR CORPS DRILL MANUAL (Obsolete Supreme Supply Catalog #808 dated 7-94)

• FM 3-21.5 (U.S. Army Field Manual for Drill & Ceremony)

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

COLOR CORPS TRAININGTOPICS TO BE COVERED

• PROPER COLOR CORPS ATTIRE

• INDIVIDUAL DRILL

• MANUAL OF THE SWORD

• MASS PROCEDURES

• CASKET WATCH

• COMMAND VOICE

• ROLE OF NAVIGATOR & COMMANDER


ROLE OF NAVIGATOR & COMMANDER

• NAVIGATOR APPOINTS THE COMMANDER FOR THE TERM OF THE NAVIGATOR• NAVIGATOR MUST ASSURE COMMANDER IS DOING THE JOB CORRECTLY

NAVIGATOR

COMMANDER

• RESPONABLE FOR COLOR CORP PROPER DRESS IN REGALIA TEACHING COLOR CORP DRILL INCHARGE OF ASSEMBLY COLOR CORP EVENTS


PROPPER COLOR CORPS ATTIRE

OFFICIAL REGALIA DRESS – MEMBERVS

OFFICIAL REGALIA DRESS – COLOR CORPS

COLOR CORPS TRAININGOFFICIAL REGALIA DRESS - MEMBER

• BLACK TUXEDO• WHITE TUXEDO SHIRT – PLEATED WITH LAY DOWN COLLAR• BLACK BOW TIE, CUMMERBUND (NO VESTS)• STUDS AND CUFF LINKS• BLACK FOOTWEAR (INCLUDING SOCKS)• SOCIAL BALDRIC• LAPEL PIN (OFFICIAL PIN OF 4TH DEGREE)• NAME BADGE• CURRENT 3RD OR 4TH DEGREE JEWEL OF OFFICE• MINIATURE JEWEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL HANDBOOK

COLOR CORPS TRAININGOFFICIAL REGALIA DRESS – COLOR CORPS

• OFFICIAL REGALIA DRESS – MEMBER

WITHOUT :• NAME TAG• MINIATURE JEWEL (PER VSM)• SOCIAL BALDRIC



WITH:• CHAPEAU

• PROPER FIT• WORN PARALLEL TO THE GROUND• FEATHERS FLUFFED• FEATHERS CORRECT COLOR (NOT FADED)



WITH:• CAPE

• 4TH DEGREE EMBLEM ON LEFT SHOULDER (WITHOUT BACKGROUND)

• PROPER FIT – LENGTH TO BREAK IN KNEE• CORRECT COLOR (NOT FADED)



WITH:• WHITE GLOVES

• SERVICE BALDRIC

• CURRENT JEWEL OF OFFICE WORN BY MASTER AND NAVIGATOR (PER VSM)

• EMBLEM SHOULD BE PARALLEL TO THE GROUND

• SWORD (OFFICIAL K OF C FOURTH DEGREE SWORD)

• BLACK STUDS AND CUFF LINKS


OFFICIAL COLORS OF THE FOURTH DEGREE

LIGHT BLUE CAPES VICE SUPREME MASTERS FORMER VICE SUPREME MASTERS

GOLD CAPES DISTRICT MASTERS FORMER DISTRICT MASTERS

GREEN CAPES DISTRICT MARSHALSPURPLE CAPES ASSEMBLY COMMANDERS

WHITE CAPES ASSEMBLY NAVIGATORS RED CAPES COLOR CORP MEMBERS

Dark Blue SUPREME MASTER


COMMAND VOICE (NOT IN NEW MANUAL)

• INFLECTION & CADENCE

• PREPARATORY COMMAND - NORMAL VOICE WITH RISING PITCH

• COMMAND OF EXECUTION - SNAPPY, HIGHER PITCH (E.G. “ATTEN…HUT”)

• NO INFLECTION IF PREPARATORY & COMMAND OF EXECUTION ARE COMBINED. USE HIGHER PITCH AND LOUDNESS OF COMMAND OF EXECUTION.(E.G. “FALL IN”)


COMMAND VOICE (NOT IN NEW MANUAL)

• INFLECTION & CADENCE

• CADENCE – UNIFORM & RHYTHMIC FLOW OF WORDS

• SIMILAR TO QUICK TIME MARCHING CADENCE –120 STEPS/MINUTE

• MANUAL OF SWORD MAY BE SLOWER USING TWO HANDS


INDIVIDUAL DRILL

• ABOUT FACE

• COMMANDS

THINK SAFETY

• FALL IN

• ATTENTION

• AT EASE

• PARADE REST

DISMISSED• RIGHT FACE

• HAND SALUTE

• LEFT FACE

FALL OUT


INDIVIDUAL DRILL

• MARCHING

• QUICK TIME – 120 STEPS/MINUTE

• 30” STEP – FORWARD MARCH

• 15” STEP - HALF STEP, RIGHT/LEFT STEP, BACKWARD

• MARCH IN PLACE – MARK TIME

THINK SAFETY


INDIVIDUAL DRILL

• MARCHING

• COLUMN MOVEMENTS

• GUARDS HALT

• LOCATION OF COMMANDER

THINK SAFETY

• COLUMN RIGHT• COLUMN LEFT

• MARK TIME

VIEW OF THE COLOR CORPBESIDE OR IN FRONT

•TO THE REAR•BY THE RIGHT FLANK•BY THE LEFT FLANK


MANUAL OF THE SWORD

• DRAW SWORD*

• CARRY SWORD*

• PARADE REST (TWO HANDS)*

* DEVIATION FROM NEW MANUAL

THINK SAFETY

DRAW SWORDS

PARADE REST WITH AND WITHOUT SWORDS


MANUAL OF THE SWORD

• PRESENT SWORD

• CARRY SWORD FROM PRESENT SWORD

• RETURN SWORD (TWO HANDS)*

THINK SAFETY

PRESENT SWORDS

RETURN SWORDS

CARRY SWORDS FROM PRESENT


BEFORE MASS COMMANDERS :

• ALL COMMANDS IN CHURCH ARE SILENT (VISUAL)

• COMMUNION (AND PRIOR TO)

• REVIEW PRECESSION WITH SWORDS*

• REVIEW RECESSION WITH SWORDS*

* DEVIATION FROM NEW MANUAL

• COMMANDERS COORDINATES WITH AND ABIDES BY THE WISHES OF THE CELEBRANT


MASS PROCEDURES

REMINDER:

THERE SHALL BE NO MOVEMENT OF THE COLOR CORPS DURING THE CONSECRATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SWORDS ARE PERMITTED.


MASS PROCEDURES

• REMOVE GLOVES WHILE KNEELING AFTER THE CONSECRATION• WHEN RISING AFTER THE “GREAT AMEN” TURN CLOCKWISE AND PLACE GLOVES AND CHAPEAU ON THE PEW (MAY HOLD HANDS DURING “OUR FATHER”)

• AFTER CONGREGATION, PROCEED FORWARD TO RECEIVE COMMUNION, BODY & BLOOD• RETURN TO PEW AND REGLOVE

• COMMUNION


MASS PROCEDURES

• PROCESSION WITH SWORDS

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

Procession into Church

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-leads H.G. at “Carry Swords” down center aisle and “Halts” at front of church.


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-does “About Face”.H.G.-then does “Face” to the center


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-moves into line


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-takes 1 step forward and “Present Sword”, take 2 steps back, while at “Present Sword”H.G.-“Present Sword” until all process through


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.- 1 step forward while at “Present Swords” and come to “Carry Swords”H.G.-“Carry Swords”


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C. & H.G. – “Face” toward the altar


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

When the C.C.C. wants the H.G. to return to the rear of the church:C.C.C. – centers himself on the 2 columns and steps toward the altarH.G. – march across front aisle to respective side aisle to the rear of the church


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.- “About Face” and goes down the center aisle to back of church H.G.-Proceed to down side aisles to back of church


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-takes 1 step forward and “Present Sword”, take 2 steps back, while at “Present Sword”H.G.-“Present Sword” until all process through


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.- 1 step forward while at “Present Swords” and come to “Carry Swords”H.G.-“Carry Swords”


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS



MASS PROCEDURES• RECESSION WITH SWORDS

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

Recession from Church

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS



ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.- does “About Face”.H.G.-then does “Face” to the center


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-marches between the columns to the rear of churchH.G.-when C.C.C. passes 1st H.G., they take 1 step forward, face to rear of church, march to rear of church in step with the C.C.C.


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

H.G.- when preceding H.G. goes by, take 1 step forward, face to rear of church, march to rear of church, in step with the preceding H.G., each succeeding pair of H.G. does the same


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

Recession from Church(narrow main aisle)

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS



ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.- does “About Face”.H.G.- then does “Face” to the center


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-marches between the columns to the rear of churchH.G.-when C.C.C. passes 1st H.G. on C.C.C.’s right takes 1 step forward, face to rear of church, march to rear of church, in step with C.C.C.


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

H.G.-when 1st H.G. on C.C.C.’s right takes 1 step to rear of church the opposite H.G. takes 1 step forward, turns to the rear of the church and marches to the rear of the church, in step with preceding H.G.Each succeeding pair of H.G. does the same.


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

H.G.-when the H.G. marching to the rear of the church clears the last H.G. facing into the aisle he moves toward the pews on the side he was on to form 2 columns


•Recession from Church

•narrow main aisle

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

C.C.C.-marches between the columns to the rear of churchH.G.-when C.C.C. passes 1st H.G. on C.C.C.’s right takes 1 step forward, face to rear of church, march to rear of church, in step with C.C.C.


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

H.G.-when 1st H.G. on C.C.C.’s right takes 1 step to rear of church the opposite H.G. takes 1 step forward, turns to the rear of the church and marches to the rear of the church, in step with preceding H.G.Each succeeding pair of H.G. does the same.


ALTAR

PEWS PEWS

H.G.-when the H.G. marching to the rear of the church clears the last H.G. facing into the aisle he moves toward the pews on the side he was on to form 2 columns


THE END CHURCH RECCESIONS

QUESTIONTIME TO PRACTICE


CASKET WATCH• POSTING THE FIRST GUARDS

• THE RELEAVE OF THE GUARDS

POSTING OF THE GUARDS

CASKET

1. C.C.C. will lead 1st pair of H.G. with swords at “Carry Sword” position to the casket and “Halt”.

CASKET WATCHPOSTING 1ST GUARDS

2. C.C.C. commands “Present Sword” and “Carry Sword”.3. C.C.C. commands “Guards Post”.

CASKET


1. H.G. will go to each end of the casket, where they will “Face” each other. The guards will remain at the position of “Carry Sword”. If a guard is unable to stand at “Carry Sword” then both guards may stand at “Parade Rest” or at the order sword. Both guard will be the same position at the casket.

2. The H.G will return the carry when the commander approaches the casket.

CASKET

5. C.C.C. will “About Face” and return to the assembly room, or maneuver as necessary to return to the assembly room.


CASKET

1. C.C.C. will lead 1st pair of H.G. with swords at “Carry Sword” position to the casket and “Halt”.


2. C.C.C. commands “Present Sword” and “Carry Sword”.3. C.C.C. commands “Guards Post”.

CASKET


1. H.G. will go to each end of the casket, where they will “Face” each other. The guards will remain at the position of “Carry Sword”. If a guard is unable to stand at “Carry Sword” then both guards may stand at “Parade Rest” or at the order sword. Both guard will be the same position at the casket.

2. The H.G will return the carry when the commander approaches the casket.

CASKET

5. C.C.C. will “About Face” and return to the assembly room, or maneuver as necessary to return to the assembly room.


CASKET


CASKET

CASKET WATCHRELIEVING GUARDS

1. C.C.C. will lead pair of H.G. with swords at “Carry Sword” position to the casket and “Halt”.

CASKET


2. H.G. will “Side Step” 2 steps from the C.C.C.

CASKET


1. C.C.C. will command “Guards Return”.

2. H.G. at the casket will “Face” toward the new watch and move on line to the space next to the C.C.C. and “About Face”.

CASKET


2. C.C.C. will command “Present Sword” and them “Carry Sword”.

1. H.G. at the casket will “Face” toward the new watch and move on line to the space next to the C.C.C. and “About Face”.

3. C.C.C. commands “Guards Post”.

CASKET


1. H.G. will go to each end of the casket, where they will “Face” each other. The guards will remain at the position of “Carry Sword”. If a guard is unable to stand at “Carry Sword” then both guards may stand at “Parade Rest”.

CASKET


8. C.C.C. And H.G. will “About Face” and return to the assembly room, or maneuver as necessary to return to the assembly room.

CASKET


CASKET

CASKET WATCHPOSTING GUARDS

COLOR CORPS TRAININGTEST

1. What part of the Color Corps is responsible for carrying flags?A. Flag Guys B. Color Guard C. Semaphorist

2. Who may wear their current jewel of office while in Color Corps regalia?A. The Pope B. Master & Navigator C. Bill LeVeque

3. When does the Honor Guard remove their gloves at Mass?A. After putting hand in Holy Water B. After ConsecrationC. Never

4. While in church, the commander:A. Shows off his command voice B. Uses silent, visual commands C. Sings “Ave Maria”

5. The Honor Guard can “Return..Sword” and “Draw…Sword” while standing in the pew because:A. They stand on the seat B. They are professionalsC. They have “Nerf” swords

If you don’t know the answer…guess .


THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE PLACED ON THE DISTRICT WEB SITE FOR YOUR USE IN TRAINING YOUR ASSEMBLY COLOR CORPS.

DISTRICT WEB SITE ADDRESS: kofcmidist2.org


LOOK FOR MORE TRAINING IN THE FUTURE AS YOUR ASSEMBLY COLOR CORPS GROWS AND STRENGTHENS AND LOOKS TO IMPROVE.

COLOR CORPS TRAINING RECOGNITION FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE

• MASTER DENNIS HENDERSON• DISTRICT MARSHALS

• JEFF CYPHER• PHIL MAY

• PROVINCIAL MARSHAL GLENN BARRY, F.M.• COLOR CORPS MEMBERS OF BISHOP ALBERS ASSEMBLY #0496

• ED WAWIERNIA – CMDR• DAN REINECKE – F.N.• GLENN BARRY – F.M• DAVE LUEDTKE• GAYLE MEEKS• KEN WATTERSON• FRANK LEVANDOWSKI

COLOR CORPS TRAINING PRACTICAL EXERCISE

• MASS PROCEDURES• PROCESSION• RECESSION

• CASKET WATCH

COLOR CORPS TRAININGYOUR ASSIGNMENT

• BECOME FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT

• PREPARE FOR YOUR ASSEMBLY COLOR CORPS

• TAKE PART IN YOUR ASSEMBLY COLOR CORPS

• PRACTICE…PRACTICE…PRACTICE

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