I was honor guard commander for an American legion meeting once. Called a right face to proceed off stage and LOL and behold... cadet did a left face. Embarassing, but at least the food was good
I can't do an About face. This is some BS. I try but it's like I always have to do adjust myself, or have to move my feet twice after I turn around. It has to be one fluid motion
I cant do it either! We started practicing it today and I cant turn the full 180 degrees without adjusting myself as well. I’m pivoting on my toes instead of my heel, it’s so aggravating.
When you lift the right foot to stabilize it behind you, you shouldn't wobble at all, if you do then you didn't lift your weight off that foot and balance yourself on the prepatory of 'about' to then balance entirely on your left foot without visibly moving(mind you, you still shifted your weight about a cm to the left which is so barely visible that it looks like you haven't moved) then your right foot should restabilize your weight back a little, at that point all you're doing is twisting to place between 178-182 degrees behind you and focusing on bringing your right heel to meet your left heel, if you miss then it's all on where you placed your right foot behind you, a little to far back and you have trouble twisting quickly and smartly as well as missing your foot forwards, too far forwards and you not only bind yourself in place but you end up shuffling your foot forwards afterwards, too far left and you end up with an open stance or an angle well above 45 degrees and you wobble alot, too far right and you scuff your boot and completely miss the intended attention on the opposite side, ideally you want to place your foot roughly right behind your left foot or left to end up at a spot that if you were to slide that foot forwards it would broadside/ rub your right boot(which i wouldn't recommend testing but it's there for visualization) then pivot your left heel while lifting the front of the toe up as to not scrap the ground and the right foot pivots on the toe and comes down at an equal decent/drop to distance and focus on just snapping your right heel to your left heel and keeping a rough 42-47 degrees angle towards toe side, finally to test if it's 45 degree's roughly, you get your buddy and have him put his foot in the angle, if it can't fit then it's too small, if he can put his foot and a pencil in then it's well too big.
So weird to see that it's not the same in every country, in France our fists aren't closed, the hand is open and straight and aligned with the line of your trousers, and the about face is done in 3 separate movements, first taking one normal step behind with your right foot, then turning 180° and finally bringing your right foot next to the left.
I have been confused on how to do this movement. My son is going into his second year at West Point and I was going to ask him to teach me how to do it, just out of curiosity. Now I actually have to learn it bec I am volunteering for the Rday practice this week so that the cadets with the red sash can practice on us before the real Rday 😆God help us! This video was great! Great explanations
for me about face was kinda difficult. ive had it down for awhile now but when I started the best way for me to learn it is drawing a backwards C with my right foot.
@@Lilith218 I know I'm a month late, but it's not just the Military that does face and stuff. JROTC for example does, and what applies in my case, the Civil Air Patrol
“Multiple trainees in the flight failed to move at the cadence of quick time” “Multiple trainees failed to have their heels in line, multiple trainees failed to create a 45 degree angle.”
I feel like I’m one of the only ones here whose not in the military or ROTC lol; I just randomly was interested in learning more about the military foot drills
I’m in afjrotc and I am confused cause I can do the faces easily but I can’t put my toes up so I end up doing my faces with my left and right toes on the ground.
The narration of about face is correct but the execution in the video was a bit off. The person in the video bends his right knee too much and places his toes -- not ball of foot -- on the ground (reference the 19:02 mark in the official Air Force video: ruclips.net/video/w_w9h3m5HYI/видео.html). Right leg needs to remain nearly straight with minimal bend of the knee and the ball of the foot needs to be on the ground -- not toes.
Not in the British Army it isn't. The ABOUT TURN command is executed differently (and more neatly) in the British Army, not slackly as in the UJS Army.
Shoulda watched this BEFORE we did drill
Yes practice get you better
It's confusing at first but you will get the hang of it practice
Same lol
@@lolrecktpranxballs4355 practice bro you will get better 😁 👍
@@ZonGalaxy yeah lol I started doing them after I watched the video and it kinda just clicked
After 25 years of living, I finally learned how to turn left.
Now go right
@@King_Flea u gotta wait an extra 25 years
You might've just saved me for a inspection
Thank you very much, your tutorials helped me get ahead of the game!
Nah I'm ahead of the game now
Hmmmm . . . this might be staged. None of the cadets did a "Right Face on a "Left Face" haha.
Glad to see the Det is still making videos.
I was honor guard commander for an American legion meeting once. Called a right face to proceed off stage and LOL and behold... cadet did a left face. Embarassing, but at least the food was good
I can't do an About face. This is some BS. I try but it's like I always have to do adjust myself, or have to move my feet twice after I turn around. It has to be one fluid motion
I cant do it either! We started practicing it today and I cant turn the full 180 degrees without adjusting myself as well. I’m pivoting on my toes instead of my heel, it’s so aggravating.
Same here
Its ez breh
When you lift the right foot to stabilize it behind you, you shouldn't wobble at all, if you do then you didn't lift your weight off that foot and balance yourself on the prepatory of 'about' to then balance entirely on your left foot without visibly moving(mind you, you still shifted your weight about a cm to the left which is so barely visible that it looks like you haven't moved) then your right foot should restabilize your weight back a little, at that point all you're doing is twisting to place between 178-182 degrees behind you and focusing on bringing your right heel to meet your left heel, if you miss then it's all on where you placed your right foot behind you, a little to far back and you have trouble twisting quickly and smartly as well as missing your foot forwards, too far forwards and you not only bind yourself in place but you end up shuffling your foot forwards afterwards, too far left and you end up with an open stance or an angle well above 45 degrees and you wobble alot, too far right and you scuff your boot and completely miss the intended attention on the opposite side, ideally you want to place your foot roughly right behind your left foot or left to end up at a spot that if you were to slide that foot forwards it would broadside/ rub your right boot(which i wouldn't recommend testing but it's there for visualization) then pivot your left heel while lifting the front of the toe up as to not scrap the ground and the right foot pivots on the toe and comes down at an equal decent/drop to distance and focus on just snapping your right heel to your left heel and keeping a rough 42-47 degrees angle towards toe side, finally to test if it's 45 degree's roughly, you get your buddy and have him put his foot in the angle, if it can't fit then it's too small, if he can put his foot and a pencil in then it's well too big.
So weird to see that it's not the same in every country, in France our fists aren't closed, the hand is open and straight and aligned with the line of your trousers, and the about face is done in 3 separate movements, first taking one normal step behind with your right foot, then turning 180° and finally bringing your right foot next to the left.
So about face??
I have been confused on how to do this movement. My son is going into his second year at West Point and I was going to ask him to teach me how to do it, just out of curiosity. Now I actually have to learn it bec I am volunteering for the Rday practice this week so that the cadets with the red sash can practice on us before the real Rday 😆God help us! This video was great! Great explanations
as a cadet this video did help alot
for me about face was kinda difficult. ive had it down for awhile now but when I started the best way for me to learn it is drawing a backwards C with my right foot.
Learned this in marching band. So thankful for the discipline those years.
Thank you for the video! Teaching my cadets through zoom/Google meets are a lot easier with videos like this!
@@Lilith218 I know I'm a month late, but it's not just the Military that does face and stuff. JROTC for example does, and what applies in my case, the Civil Air Patrol
I’m in my 1st year of jrotc and I needed this 😂
Bro sameeeee
Sameee😭 my teacher just yelled at me bcs I didn’t know how to do it so here I am. 🥲✋🏽
@@nia5279 I got tested on the drills yesterday I got a 94😭
@@nia5279 tomorrow is the day we wear uniforms and get inspected soooo… wish me luck
@@daffytheuglyduckling4258 how did it go
Bro thank you i was so scared of failing my drill test at school
Thank you! This helped me a lot for my AFJROTC drill.
i still dont know how tf to do this
Bruh I’m struggling with about face during drill I’m doing cadet corp
Update: I finally got my about Face down
Congrats bro
We did drill and learning how to march and when cadet sergeant major said the faces I was lost it went by so quickly.
This video helped a lot thx.😊
Very helpful, I learned how to do it right! Now I just have to master it lol
How do I know which way to turn when they say About face? Cuz I could turn to the right 180° or the left
To the right, same with front face
always will be to the right
@@Elijah-ze9kn yeah Ik now I’m shipping out soon
Extremely helpful. Thank you. Drawings and Diagrams are great but a video in my opinion is better.
4 years later, and not in the military And Not even an american, but i find these instructions and start learning to stand and turn
“Multiple trainees in the flight failed to move at the cadence of quick time”
“Multiple trainees failed to have their heels in line, multiple trainees failed to create a 45 degree angle.”
Glad my grandpa taught me this Before he passed away, and before I went to "JROTC".
I feel like I’m one of the only ones here whose not in the military or ROTC lol; I just randomly was interested in learning more about the military foot drills
went to the police Academy today first time trying this this would’ve been very helpful before then lol
There's no place like home wherever that is
i still can’t do a about face BRU IM GONNA CRASHOUT
I’m in afjrotc and I am confused cause I can do the faces easily but I can’t put my toes up so I end up doing my faces with my left and right toes on the ground.
Half right!
Watching this to start my Roblox military life
Im not even in the military but i gotta keep upper body at attention because of a back injury. Good stuff here
What about half face?
This will be helpful in AFJROTC
Can anyone tell me how to do the TWICE RIGHT/LEFT FACE??🤧🤧🤧
sounds like about face or somebody is fucking with you
Im in a year in cadet corp and I still dont know how to do it good.
Long life and prosperity
Superb
I could do all of these, but with different commands. I was a second lieutenant in Taiwanese Army.
Rday is in a month so this video really helped me
I’m here because I was in honor guard for too long and forgot the basics
but i havent learn center face
i'll be needing this , especially im in lc now 🥵🥵🥵
Helped a lot thanks !
instead of about face i have about turn
Wait... I looked up military footwork to supplement my martial arts. I do this all the time unconsciously!!!
The narration of about face is correct but the execution in the video was a bit off. The person in the video bends his right knee too much and places his toes -- not ball of foot -- on the ground (reference the 19:02 mark in the official Air Force video: ruclips.net/video/w_w9h3m5HYI/видео.html). Right leg needs to remain nearly straight with minimal bend of the knee and the ball of the foot needs to be on the ground -- not toes.
this helped im in JROTC
I just began my jrotc class
@@KaitoIV nice, hope you enjoy it
Devil dogs wya
WOW.....back in my day, 1989 USAF Basic Training, we didn't have RUclips..................still executed perfect facing movements
Yes pin the arms to the mat so you don't advance
just less than a week before OCP's were a thing LOL
Turncoat
It would be embarrassing not knowing these positions
I mean I just learned them today from school 🤔 and they put me in JROTC randomly
Click Heel ball change
Not in the British Army it isn't. The ABOUT TURN command is executed differently (and more neatly) in the British Army, not slackly as in the UJS Army.
Ugh this is impossible
Femboy is in your name. That's why
Heel
This is interesting useless stuff
Gmod star wars rp taught me this years ago