Change of Command Parade

Battalion Routine Orders

Change of Command Parade

Date of Parade : 17th Feb 2007

Time of Parade : 2330hrs to 0001hrs

Location: Heavenly Courts Parade Square

Parade Commander : COL Dragon Long (S1)

Parade 2IC : COL Horse Ma (S3)

Parade SM : 1WO Tiger Hu (RSM)

Parade SM (2IC) : 2WO Rooster Chee (HQCSM)

Schedule:

0500hrs : Reveille (Fancy word for wake up), 5BX, breakfast. 2WO Chee to draw loudhailer from CQ store and morning call the Battalion. (5BX = 10mikes, Breakfast = 5mikes)

0515hrs : Area cleaning.

0600hrs : Men to polish boots and iron uniform for their officers. Once done they will proceed to tend to their own attire.

(3hrs, half a million tins of Kiwi and 76,000 cans of spray on starch later...)

0900hrs : Gather at parade square for inspection by 1WO Hu. Men who do not pass inspection to be awarded 3 extras.

0930hrs : Draw arms, men who sign over the line will be awarded 1 extra, CPL Monkey Hou (Battalion Armskote Man) to ensure.

0945hrs : Drill rehearsal. 1WO Hu to "Se-Di-Yah" and "Se-Nang-Di-Ri" the Battalion until he hears only "one banging sound" and not "bird droppings". Men caught standing on 3 legs to be awarded 7 extras. (Except LCP Snake Sher excused lower limb and 2WO Chee only got 2 legs)

1030hrs : 2WO Chee to reveille the officers who are still sleeping.

1100hrs : Officers to join in final rehearsal. CPT Ox Niu (Alpha Coy OC, ABC Scholar), CPT Rabbit Tu (Bravo OC, PCC Scholar), CPT Goat Yang (Charlie Coy OC, DoReMe Scholar) and MWO Rat Shu (Delta Coy OC, No Educational Records).

1115hrs : Arrival of GEN Dog Gou (Outgoing CO).

1130hrs : Start of parade. Outgoing speech by GEN Gou.

1140hrs : Incoming speech by Gen Pig Zhu (Incoming CO).

1159hrs : Change of Command. Witnessed by VIP, President Emperor, Jade.

0001hrs : End of parade. Debrief, and signing of extras for offenders.