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Old 11-20-2008, 01:52 PM
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Here is a list of cords my Battalion uses:
Drill=Red
Color Guard=Dark Blue
Flag Detail=White
Staff=Blue and gold with a gold tip
Officer=Gold and blue with a gold tip
Raider=Tan
What cords does your Battlion use and what colors are they?
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Old 11-23-2008, 08:30 PM
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My school uses
Drill: Red/ Maroon and White (phasing out only juniors and seniors have maroon)
Honors class: yellow (with metal tip)
Advanced Placement class: Gold (with two metal tips)
Raider: black
Color Guard: White (with a metal tip)
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Old 11-23-2008, 09:06 PM
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Wow those probaly look great, especially the Drill Team cord.
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Well, what my unit uses would be ridiculous to post because it's really just a collection of random colors that were picked at random, I'm not kidding.

What I would use, and hope to next year:
-Squadron Commander and Vice Commander - Solid Red
-Staff Officers/NCOICs - Solid Orange
-Flight Commanders - Solid Yellow
-Drill Team - Solid Navy Blue
-Color Guard - Solid White
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We used to be like you TruBlu. This year, we decided to redo it. All officers get blue/milar silver. All in school preformances get orange/black (school colors). Any competition team wears white just for the competition. Honor Guard also uses the white. Team commanders get maroon. No ropes are issued just for being on a team.
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We used to be like you TruBlu. This year, we decided to redo it. All officers get blue/milar silver. All in school preformances get orange/black (school colors). Any competition team wears white just for the competition. Honor Guard also uses the white. Team commanders get maroon. No ropes are issued just for being on a team.
Yeah the Drill Team and Color Guard ropes are issued for competition only.

The big problem that I have with changing ropes out is that every year since I've been there, and I'm sure many more before me, my unit has changed the ropes. So who's to say my system (using the color spectrum if you couldn't tell) is any better, simpler, and easier?
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Wow those probaly look great, especially the Drill Team cord.
Well our old maroon and white one's where awesome. http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...llteamcord.jpg

Our new solid red one's are kind of ugly. I'm trying to see if any of the seniors or juniors are willing to part with theirs. On top of that I am in color guard and I am the only one with the red cord.
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Yeah the Drill Team and Color Guard ropes are issued for competition only.

The big problem that I have with changing ropes out is that every year since I've been there, and I'm sure many more before me, my unit has changed the ropes. So who's to say my system (using the color spectrum if you couldn't tell) is any better, simpler, and easier?
Does anyone know how many competitions are needed before you are awarded the Color Guard cord? On top of that I got my Drill Team cord last year, but not the arc or the ribbon that go with it.
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Does anyone know how many competitions are needed before you are awarded the Color Guard cord? On top of that I got my Drill Team cord last year, but not the arc or the ribbon that go with it.
You would need to get with your unit concerning those awards. The N-3-4 Drill Team Ribbon is awarded annually to Drill Team members (per CCR 145-2). The regulation does not prescribe award of the cord and arc, aside from stating that cords are only authorized to those who are active in the activity which the cord is awarded.
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Wget Color guard awards(Cord,Ribbon and Arc/Tab) after we have completed five Color Guards. Drill team is issued if you have competed in a Competition. Raider is issued if you have competed and can succesfully do bith sides of the Rope Bridge.
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