Army Leadership; Civilian Awardees

TYPES OF CEREMONIES

Civilians may participate in three general categories of military ceremonies:

• Presenting awards.

• Receiving awards.

• Being honored.

a. Civilians Presenting Awards. This category includes occasions when an award is made to another civilian and occasions when awards are presented to military personnel by a civilian. These ceremonies are conducted as previously outlined with the following

exceptions:

(1) The host or reviewing officer is accompanied to the reviewing stand by the civilian. The reviewing officer may relinquish the place of honor to the civilian.

(2) The reviewing officer accompanies the civilian throughout the sequence of events.

(3) Because of lack of familiarity with military ceremonies, it may be necessary to brief the civilian before and during the conduct of the ceremony.

b. Civilians Receiving Awards. Conduct of these ceremonies should be guided by paragraph 10-4 with the following exceptions:

(1) Civilians should be initially positioned to the left of the reviewing stand and not marched forward with the military personnel, if any, to receive awards.

(2) When the Colors are brought forward, civilians move to a position five steps in front of and centered on the Colors. When military and civilians receive an award at the same time, they are aligned from right to left with the highest award on the right.

(3) When the awardees are posted, they remain in the same order. If there are no military awardees, the civilians move to the left of the reviewing stand.

(4) When this ceremony is conducted for presenting posthumous awards, other types

of awards are not incorporated. A carefully selected escort officer should accompany relatives of persons receiving posthumous awards.

NOTE: If there is only one awardee, he may be the reviewing official.

c. Reviews in Honor of Civilians. Government employees, private citizens, and local, state, national, or foreign officials may be honored by a review. (Consult AR 600-25 for special honors due certain officials.) Other civilians may be honored, as noted above, by participating in the place of or with the reviewing officer.

The Supine Bicycle

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50 sit ups
50 leg spreaders
50 flutter kicks
20 supine bicycles
20 flutter kicks
10 leg lifts

Swim .5 miles

Supine Bicycle

EXERCISE 2: SUPINE BICYCLE
Purpose: This exercise strengthens the muscles of the abdomen and controls the rotation of the trunk.
Starting Position: Supine position with the fingers interlaced, hands on top of the head. Hips, knees, and ankles
are flexed at 90 degrees and lower legs are parallel to the ground. The head is off the ground.
Cadence: SLOW
Count:
1. Bring the left knee toward the chest while flexing and rotating the trunk to the left, attempting to
touch the right elbow with the left thigh. As the left knee rises, the right leg extends.
2. Return to the starting position.
3. Bring the right knee toward the chest while flexing and rotating the trunk to the right, attempting
to touch the left elbow with the right thigh. As the right knee rises, the left leg extends.
4. Return to the starting position.

Check Points:
􀁺 At the starting position ensure that the hands are on top of 
the head, not behind the neck.

􀁺 Maintain tightness of the abdominals throughout the exercise.

􀁺 On counts 1 and 3, attempt to fully extend one leg while bringing the knee of the other to
the elbow.

Precaution: On counts 1 and 3, do not jerk the neck or arch the back to assume the up position.

INSPECTION ARMS

Figure C-4

Inspection Arms with the M14 rifle (Figure C-4) is executed in five counts.
     a. Counts one and two are the same as with the M16 -series rifle (Port Arms). On count three, release the small of the stock and move the right hand forward (fingers extended and joined, thumb on the opposite side of the receiver). Place the knife edge on the hand in contact with the operating rod handle. On count four, press the operating rod handle sharply to the rear and lock the bolt to the rear by pressing the bolt lock with the thumb. At the same time, lower the head and eyes to check the receiver. On count five, raise the head and eyes back to the front and regrasp the small of the stock with the right hand, assuming the Inspection Arms position.
     b. Ready, Port, ARMS is the only command that is given from Inspection Arms. On the command Ready, relax the grip of the right hand and hook the top of the forefinger to the rear. On the command Port, release the operating rod handle (allowing the bolt to go forward) and place the forefinger on the trigger. On the command of execution ARMS, pull the trigger and come to Port Arms.

The Sit Up Event Narrative-FM 7-22

Sit Up Event

“THE SIT-UP EVENT MEASURES THE ENDURANCE OF THE ABDOMINAL AND

HIP-FLEXOR MUSCLES. ON THE COMMAND ‘GET SET’, ASSUME THE STARTING

POSITION BY LYING ON YOUR BACK WITH YOUR KNEES BENT AT A 90-DEGREE

ANGLE. YOUR FEET MAY BE TOGETHER OR UP TO 12 INCHES APART (MEASURED

BETWEEN THE FEET). ANOTHER PERSON WILL HOLD YOUR ANKLES WITH THE

HANDS ONLY. NO OTHER METHOD OF BRACING OR HOLDING THE FEET IS

AUTHORIZED. THE HEEL IS THE ONLY PART OF YOUR FOOT THAT MUST STAY IN

CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. YOUR FINGERS MUST BE INTERLOCKED BEHIND

YOUR HEAD AND THE BACKS OF YOUR HANDS MUST TOUCH THE GROUND. YOUR

ARMS AND ELBOWS NEED NOT TOUCH THE GROUND. ON THE COMMAND, ‘GO’,

BEGIN RAISING YOUR UPPER BODY FORWARD TO, OR BEYOND, THE VERTICAL

POSITION. THE VERTICAL POSITION MEANS THAT THE BASE OF YOUR NECK IS

ABOVE THE BASE OF YOUR SPINE. AFTER YOU HAVE REACHED OR SURPASSED

THE VERTICAL POSITION, LOWER YOUR BODY UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF YOUR

SHOULDER BLADES TOUCH THE GROUND. YOUR HEAD, HANDS, ARMS OR ELBOWS

DO NOT HAVE TO TOUCH THE GROUND. AT THE END OF EACH REPETITION, THE

SCORER WILL STATE THE NUMBER OF SIT-UPS YOU HAVE CORRECTLY

PERFORMED. A REPETITION WILL NOT COUNT IF YOU FAIL TO REACH THE

VERTICAL POSITION, FAIL TO KEEP YOUR FINGERS INTERLOCKED BEHIND YOUR

HEAD, ARCH OR BOW YOUR BACK AND RAISE YOUR BUTTOCKS OFF THE GROUND

TO RAISE YOUR UPPER BODY, OR LET YOUR KNEES EXCEED A 90-DEGREE ANGLE.

IF A REPETITION DOES NOT COUNT, THE SCORER WILL REPEAT THE NUMBER OF

YOUR LAST CORRECTLY PERFORMED SIT-UP. IF YOU FAIL TO PERFORM THE FIRST

10 SIT-UPS CORRECTLY, THE SCORER WILL TELL YOU TO ‘STOP’ AND WILL

EXPLAIN YOUR DEFICIENCIES. YOU WILL THEN BE SENT TO THE END OF THE LINE

TO BE RE-TESTED. AFTER THE FIRST 10 SIT-UPS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND

COUNTED, NO RESTARTS ARE ALLOWED. THE TEST WILL CONTINUE, AND ANY

INCORRECTLY PERFORMED SIT-UPS WILL NOT BE COUNTED. THE UP POSITION IS

THE ONLY AUTHORIZED REST POSITION.

“IF YOU STOP AND REST IN THE DOWN (STARTING) POSITION, THE EVENT

WILL BE TERMINATED. AS LONG AS YOU MAKE A CONTINUOUS PHYSICAL EFFORT

TO SIT UP, THE EVENT WILL NOT BE TERMINATED. YOU MAY NOT USE YOUR HANDS

OR ANY OTHER MEANS TO PULL OR PUSH YOURSELF UP TO THE UP (REST)

POSITION OR TO HOLD YOURSELF IN THE REST POSITION. IF YOU DO SO, YOUR

PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT WILL BE TERMINATED. CORRECT PERFORMANCE IS

IMPORTANT. YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PERFORM AS MANY SIT-UPS AS

YOU CAN. WATCH THIS DEMONSTRATION.”

Active Listening-From Army Leadership

Active listening helps communicate reception of the subordinate’s message verbally and nonverbally. To capture the message fully, leaders listen to what is said and observe the subordinate’s manners. Key elements of active listening include—

Eye contact. Maintaining eye contact without staring helps show sincere interest. Occasional breaks of eye contact are normal and acceptable, while excessive breaks, paper shuffling, and clock-watching may be perceived as a lack of interest or concern.

Body posture. Being relaxed and comfortable will help put the subordinate at ease. However, a too-relaxed position or slouching may be interpreted as a lack of interest.

Head nods. Occasionally head nodding indicates paying attention and encourages the subordinate to continue.

 Facial expressions. Keep facial expressions natural and relaxed to signal a sincere interest.

Verbal expressions. Refrain from talking too much and avoid interrupting. Let the subordinate do the talking, while keeping the discussion on the counseling subject.

TEAM STRUCTURES

TEAM STRUCTURES

3-54. There are two leader team categories: horizontal and vertical. Horizontal leader teams can also be
either formal (headquarters staffs, major commands) or informal (task forces, advisory boards). Vertical
leader teams can be both formal (commanders and subordinates) and informal (members of a career field or
functional area). Vertical leader teams often share a common background and function, such as intelligence
analysis or logistical support. Vertical and horizontal teams provide structure to organize team training.

3-55. Informal networks often arise both inside and outside formal organizations. Examples of informal
networks include people who share experiences with former coworkers or senior NCOs on an installation
who collaborate to solve a problem. Although leaders occupy positions of legitimate authority, teams are
formed to share information and lessons gained from experience. When groups like this form, they often
take on the same characteristics as formally designed organizations. As such, they develop norms unique to
their network membership and seek legitimacy through their actions.

3-56. Within the informal network, norms develop for acceptable and unacceptable influence. Studies have
shown that groups who do not develop norms of behavior lose their ties and group status.

3-57. The shared leadership process occurs when multiple leaders contribute combined knowledge and
individual authority to lead an organization toward a common goal or mission. Shared leadership involves
sharing authority and responsibility for decision making, planning, and executing.

3-58. Shared leadership is occurring more frequently at both organizational and strategic levels where
leaders of different ranks and positions come together to address specific challenges or missions where preestablished organizational lines of authority may not exist. One such example occurred before Operation
Iraqi Freedom when members of multiple components and Services had to work together to support the
logistics challenges that lay ahead.

Stack Arms

This is great preparation for Basic Training. Right out of the Drill and Ceremonies Manual.

Execute Stack Arms using the following procedures:

a. Stack Arms is executed from Order Arms only. It may be executed while at Normal Interval in a line (squad) or a column formation. Stack Arms is not a precise movement; however, it is executed in a military manner.

b. The leader designates the stackmen by numbers (2-5-8) when in a line formation, orby squad (second or third) when in a column formation. After the stackmen have been designated, the leader then commands Prepare, SLINGS.

c. On the command SLINGS, each stackman places the butt of his rifle on his right hip and cradles it in the crook of his right arm. He then adjusts the sling keeper to form a 2-inch loop next to the upper sling swivel. As soon as he has prepared the loop, he returns to Order Arms.

d. When all stackmen have returned to Order Arms, the leader commands Stack, ARMS. On the command ARMS, each stackman places his rifle directly in front of and centered on his body with the sling facing to the front. The heel of the rifle butt is on the marching surface on line with the toes of his shoes. He grasps the rifle by the handguard with his left hand. The first two fingers of the left hand hold the inner part of the loop against the rifle. He reaches across the front of the rifle with the right hand, grasps the outer part of the loop, and holds it open for the insertion of the other rifles. He holds the rifle vertical at all
times (1, Figure C-5, page C-6).

e. On the command ARMS, the men to the left and right of the stackman perform the following movements simultaneously:

(1) The man on the stackman’s left raises and centers his rifle in front of his body so that his right hand is shoulder high and the rifle is about 4 inches from his chest, with the sling to the front. He then grasps the rifle with his left hand at the small of the stock and lowers both arms, holding the weapon in a horizontal position (1, Figure C-5, page C-6).

(2) The man on the stackman’s right raises and centers his rifle, wrist shoulder high, with the sling facing the front. He then grasps the rifle with his left hand directly below his
right hand, and, in the most convenient manner, grasps the rifle with the right hand at the small of the stock. He then lowers both arms, holding the rifle stock. He then lowers both arms, holding the rifle in a horizontal position (1, Figure C-5, page C-6).

(3) As soon as both men have completed these movements, each moves the foot nearest the stackman 18 inches (Half Left or Right) toward the stackman. In a continuing motion, the man on the stackman’s left inserts the muzzle of his rifle into the loop held by the stackman until the bayonet stud protrudes past the far end of the loop (2, Figure C-5, page
C-6). He holds his rifle in that position until the man on the stackman’s right inserts the muzzle of his rifle through the loop in the same manner and above the muzzle of the rifle of
the left man.

f. When both rifles have been inserted into the loop, the men on each side of the stackman swing the butts of their rifles out and down to the marching surface until the stack is tight with the (two) rifle butts on line and about 2 feet from the baseline.

g. After necessary adjustments have been made, the three men come to Attention (3, Figure C-5).

h. Extra rifles are passed to the nearest stack on the right. As each rifle is passed, it is grasped at the upper part of the handguard with the right hand. Then, with the rifle held
vertical, it is passed with fully extended arm to the right front. The man on the right grasps the rifle at the balance with his left hand, brings the rifle to the center of his body, and regrasps it at the upper part of the handguard with his right hand. This action continues until the stackman receives the rifle and places it on the stack with his right hand as nearly vertical as possible. He places the rifles on the stack with the slings away from the stack (if the second squad is the stack squad, extra rifles are passed to the left).