quadrapiper
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Just as a note: whoever told you that shoulder arms is no longer to be done by cadets was either lying or had been lied to.
For one, you cannot fix bayonets on the march at anything but the shoulder... and HMCS Quadra does that every summer for the Ceremony of the Flags. Not the foggiest idea why the slope has become so prevalent; far harder to do in a visually pleasing manner - and angles... yeesh. "Get your arm parallel to the deck... ninety-degree between fore- and upper arm... and mind you don't launch the rifle over your shoulder." vs. "Fingers. Trigger guard. Let it hang." History buffs! Which service did what, when?
It can only be hoped that the CPU will bring rifle drill into the equation for all three elements without any pointless restrictions. Hew to the traditions of the pre-unification Services - if the RCAF did X for ceremonial, then so shall the RCAirC... seems to work for the RCSC.
For one, you cannot fix bayonets on the march at anything but the shoulder... and HMCS Quadra does that every summer for the Ceremony of the Flags. Not the foggiest idea why the slope has become so prevalent; far harder to do in a visually pleasing manner - and angles... yeesh. "Get your arm parallel to the deck... ninety-degree between fore- and upper arm... and mind you don't launch the rifle over your shoulder." vs. "Fingers. Trigger guard. Let it hang." History buffs! Which service did what, when?
It can only be hoped that the CPU will bring rifle drill into the equation for all three elements without any pointless restrictions. Hew to the traditions of the pre-unification Services - if the RCAF did X for ceremonial, then so shall the RCAirC... seems to work for the RCSC.
