Sentence examples for order drill from inspiring English sources
He cut back activities such as horseback riding and close order drill, and substituted modern combat training, in which cadets participated in military exercises alongside National Guard units.
The training was so intense that Murphy felt his men needed relief and refused to put them through the required close order drill.
At the 1951 summer training camp at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Murphy was in charge of training approximately 500 inexperienced new recruits in bayonet, marksmanship and close order drill.
He instituted a number of reforms, cutting back activities such as horseback riding and close order drill, and substituting modern combat training, in which cadets participated in military exercises alongside National Guard units.
Teach your troops Close order drill.
He observes that for most of human history wars have been fought in first-generation mode, with independently assembled military units engaged in close order drills.
Close-order drill comprises the formal movements and formations used in marching, parades, and ceremonies.
When the final dish is unmolded, it looks like so many soldiers in a close-order drill.
As the county's residents read this news the 105th was engaged in the Battle of Perryville on Oct. 8, only 48 days after mustering and with no training in close-order drill; they lacked even a battle flag.
The Yankee soldiers had not been told to fortify their positions — in fact they were ordered not to — which left them camping in the open like Boy Scouts, while daily instruction was given in close-order drill, weapons training and latrine building.
