wrbones
11-07-02, 03:42 PM
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11-07-02, 03:45 PM
-Information/General Information/The Marine Birthday <br />
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The U.S. Marine Corps begins preparations for its "birthday party" every summer. Activities become more feverish as the fall hues arrives. By...
wrbones
11-07-02, 04:03 PM
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wrbones
11-07-02, 04:04 PM
MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY BALL CEREMONY
Who Events Command
10 minutes before ceremony starts
NARRATOR "Ladies and Gentlemen. The ceremony will start in 10 minutes. Please go to your tables." At this time all ceremony participants move into position (except musical unit).
5 minutes before ceremony starts
NARRATOR "Ladies and Gentlemen. The ceremony will start in 5 minutes. Please take your seats." Band takes position.
NARRATOR "Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the ____________
2__th Marine Corps birthday Celebration. A message
from the Commandant of the Marine Corps."
NARRATOR (After reading the Commandant's message or the video
tape has finished) "Ladies and Gentlemen, will you
please rise as Chaplain ____________ leads us in
prayer."
START TIME
SOUND ATTENTION
ADJUTANT Band sounds "Attention."
SOUND ADJUTANTS CALL
ADJUTANT Band sounds "Adjutants Call"
FORWARD, MARCH
COT First two escorts step off as band starts to play.
Eight counts later, next two escorts step off and so
forth. When last escorts have reached position, band
stops.
Guest of Honor and Senior Marine (i.e. Sergeant Major
for Staff NCO Ball) enter between line of escorts,
proceed halfway down line and halt.
PRESENT, ARMS
COT All hands Present Arms. Band plays appropriate
Ruffles and Flourishes. Guest of Honor and
senior Marine proceed to head of Escort Line
(without music) and reverse.
ORDER, ARMS
COT All hands Order Arms.
MARCH ON THE COLORS
COT Band sounds "Attention." Color guard enters,
halfway down Line of Escorts and Halts.
COT PRESENT, ARMS
All hands Present Arms while band plays
National Anthem.
COT ORDER, ARMS
All hands Order Arms (except Color Guard)
COT POST THE COLORS
SENIOR COLOR BEARER REVERSE, MARCH
Color Guard reverses, marches to end of Escorts,
reverses, come to order arms and extends.
COT FORWARD, MARCH
Band sounds Attention and plays slow, Marines
Hymn while cake is brought in through line of
Escorts, followed by Oldest and Youngest
Marines and Adjutant move to head of cake cart.
Adjutant stops behind cake cart and about faces.
Music stops.
SENIOR CAKE ESCORT EXTEND, MARCH
Cake Escort extends. (3 left or right steps, halt,
and face inboard towards cake cart).
NARRATOR "Ladies and Gentlemen. Please be seated."
COT PARADE, REST
ADJUTANT Reads General Lejeune's Message.
NARRATOR Introduces Head Table, and reads Guest of
Honor's biography.
NARRATOR "Ladies and Gentlemen. It gives me great
pleasure to introduce our Guest of Honor,
_________." Steps back from microphone.
COT DETAIL, ATTENTION
Oldest and Youngest Marine come forward.
SENIOR CAKE ESCORT
Steps forward, takes sword from the cake cart,
and passes it over his/her left forearm, grip
forward, to the senior Marine.
NARRATOR
AND BAND First piece of cake to Guest of Honor. Second
piece to Oldest Marines, third piece to Youngest
Marine. (See Cake Cutting info). The Oldest and
Youngest Marine moves between cake and the Adjutant.
SENIOR CAKE ESCORT CLOSE, MARCH
Cake escort march back to position and face about.
ADJUTANT FORWARD, MARCH
Cake escorts, Oldest, Youngest Marine and
Adjutant leave.
COT RETIRE THE COLORS
SENIOR COLOR BEARER CLOSE, MARCH;
CARRY, COLORS;
FORWARD, MARCH
COT PRESENT, ARMS
(Cot gives command as soon as Color Guard halts
midway through Escort Line.) Sword detail holds
salute until Guest of Honor and senior Marine
leave.
COT ORDER, ARMS
Individual Escorts Carry Arms, take 3 steps
forward, halt, face and leave in steps of twos.
When last Escort is out, Band stops.
NARRATOR
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this concludes our
ceremony. Enjoy the Ball. Happy Birthday
Marines." Narrator leaves.