Question for the knowledgeable drill pigs out there, as being an ossifer, reading the drill manual is far too hard work, as there are too many words and not enough pictures… (GROVELLING complete, onto the question).
When a room is seated, and a staff member walks into the room, what does the book say on the process of bringing them to attention?
I know at ATF, the command ‘sit up’ is used, and then everyone simply sits straight and looks smart until told to relax. Is that official, or just something used amongst peers in that situation?
We have the absurd practice at the moment of everyone being seated and receiving the 'shun command, and the poor cadets leaping to their feet and to attention. Looks daft and seems pointless when they will usually sit down a minute later anyway.
I want to edumucate the NCOs, but be handy to have a reference to quash arguements.
If I was delivering a lecture, I wouldn’t bring the class to attention, even for CAC herself.
If the cadets were waiting for an instructor, there are variations, sit up or ladies and gentleman, on both the cadets brace up in the seated position.
Indeed, my thoughts are the same for during a lesson, although if we had a VIP visiting, then it would be courtesy to acknowledge them when they enter the room.
I’m after a definitive reference if one exists for it. I’m fairly sure that just giving a ‘Sit up’ is sufficient, but want black and white to wave at the NCOs
In my day it was always “room” or “room shun” followed by those in the room sitting to attention (sitting up straight fists clenched on knees with straight arms)
No idea if this was in the regs but seemed to be standard in most units.
Only done by the person in charge of the room at the time, so in practice would normally only happen upon the instructor’s entering the room (generally a second member of staff entering the room for any reason would ‘slink in’ so as not to disturb the flow).
brace in the seated position.
maybe, just maybe the one calling “roon shun” stands to give the command (particularly useful and relevant if a salute should be exchanged) but certainly no more than that.
called when the instructor is entering the classroom and not each tom, dick and harry entering to disturb
