Teaching Marching

[AllenRodger]

Some of the problems with these helpful ideas is the following.

1) Breaking them down into small groups is a good idea in theory. Only if you have other experienced Cadets around to teach these new cadets. Or else you have three different groups getting taught three different sets "of music".

2) Little "ditties" work half the time. For most cadets they have more trouble remembering what to say. Instead of focusing on the movement there executing.

Teach them as a platoon/flight. Make them march as a platoon/flight and then pull out the cadets who are the most jacked up. Get your senior cadets to fix them and put them back in the group.

Last point I would like to make is. Before teaching Forward march why not teach mark time march? They are stuck in one spot, they learn the idea of cadence, arm swing, cover and alignment.

[Drill for life]

Dude you are two months late. Mods can we please lock this thread?

[armysc_25b]

Why? Just because a subject hasn't been posted to in a couple months doesn't make the subject dead. What the new user did is good, he contributed his ideas to an already existing thread instead of making a new thread with the same discussion as a prior existing post.

People commonly have the same questions on the same topics. There's no need to have 15 threads discussing ways to teach marching. One thread is more than enough, even if there are gaps of a couple months between posts.

[Drill for life]

But the question has been answered numerous times(with great answers, I have to say). I am just saying that this can be dealt in PM's. THat is all I am saying, we have had great contributions though.

[armysc_25b]

So what you are saying is that the user should PM his response to the OP since the thread is old? People have different methods to get to the same conclusion.

Suppose we had a boot shining thread, where 10 or 15 people made contributions and the thread went inactive for a couple months then someone new to the board added something useful. Would you reply the same way there as you have here? Or what if you had an idea that hadn't been presented here and the thread was "aged". Would you not post your idea just because the thread is old?

We're on a PUBLIC discussion board, and the user was adding to the discussion.

[Drill for life]

Okay I see your point. I am sorry I just thought that we should lock the thread. I will butt out until I feel the need to post in this thread or my input is needed.

[Froe]

Well I am a big person on drill and correcting. Normally teaching the cadets in our unit doesn't work if they aren't motivated. Try to motivate them. Also, I find that consrtructive critisicm works greatly and pointing a particular mistake of someone out to the platoon works also. I get my platoon commanders to constantly work on movements for example: If marching and working on by the right flank: By the right flank, march by the left flank, march by the right flank, march by the left flank march and repeat.

[Billyd]

Originally Posted by Froe

Well I am a big person on drill and correcting. Normally teaching the cadets in our unit doesn't work if they aren't motivated. Try to motivate them. Also, I find that consrtructive critisicm works greatly and pointing a particular mistake of someone out to the platoon works also. I get my platoon commanders to constantly work on movements for example: If marching and working on by the right flank: By the right flank, march by the left flank, march by the right flank, march by the left flank march and repeat.

Please complete your profile so that we have some idea as to what experience you are bringing to the table.

[MEA XpLiciT]

Teach them what the cadence means. Chances are, before they joined the corps, that they have no idea what it means when you are saying "Left, left, left, right, left" Make sure that they know that when you say left, their left foot should be hitting the ground. Also, teach them change step. Nobody is perfect. If they know how to correct it themselves then you shouldnt have a problem.