Retreat and To The Color

I selected nine volunteers from my class to bring down the German and American flag from the JMTC Headquarters. By the time 1700 comes around it is too dark to get a photo of the actual event, so these are photos of the students practicing at the WLC.

We used to practice with a bed sheet to get the pattern of how to fold down, but folding a bed sheet and a post flag are two very different things. I suggested to the deputy comandant that since we retreat the flag so often we ought to have post flags here at the NCOA to practice with. Several weeks later one flag for each company arrived making our training for the event much more effective.