2.1.1. A drill command is an oral order. Most drill commands have two parts, the preparatory command and the command of execution. In this manual, the first letter of preparatory command is capitalized and printed in boldface (Squadron), and the command of execution is printed in all caps and boldface (ATTENTION).
2.1.1.1. The preparatory command explains what the movement will be. When calling a unit to attention or halting a unit’s march, the preparatory command includes the units designation. In the command Flight, HALT, the word Flight is the preparatory command. At the same time, it designates the unit.
2.1.1.2. The command of execution follows the preparatory command. The command of execution explains when the movement will be carried out. In Forward, MARCH, the command of execution is MARCH.
2.1.1.3. In certain commands, the preparatory command and the command of execution are combined, for example: FALL IN, AT EASE, and REST. These commands are given at a uniformly high pitch and a louder volume than that of a normal command of execution.
2.1.2. Supplementary commands are given when one unit of the element must execute a movement different from the other units or must execute the same movement at a different time. Two examples are CONTINUE THE MARCH and STAND FAST.
2.1.3. Informational commands have no preparatory command or command of execution, and they are not supplementary. Two examples are PREPARE FOR INSPECTION and DISMISS THE SQUADRON.