French commands

[WO2 Gubbels]

  Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knew any french commands, or a resource for french drill commands??? I knew them at one time, and could probably still figure them out if they were being yelled at me, but I would like to actually learn them properly this time.  Baggotville taught them to me very fast, but havn't used them since and a refresh would be helpful. 

      Thank you

  CI J.G.

 

[PViddy]

I know most of the basic commands, but i will butcher the spelling and accents


PV

 

[alan_li_13]

If i recall correctly...
Attention: Gard A Vous
Stand at Ease: Enplace Repose
Left/Right turn: Ver A Gauche/Droit, affronter Gauche/Droit
By the Left/Right, Quick March: Ver A Gauche/Droit, A pas Cadence, Marche

Please correct me if i am wrong, and please provide more if you do know it.

 

[PPCLI MCpl]

Open Order March - ouvre les rangs, marche
Close Order March - formez les rangs, marche

 

[Blakey]

Just a suggestion, maybe post a link to this thread in the Francias portion of the board...

NM, I did it for you 
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/31905.0.html

 

[alan_li_13]

I made this list from the CF Manual of Drill and Ceremonial

Standing Drill:
Atten-TION Garde-Ã?-VOUS
Stand at EASE En Place Re-POSE
Stand EASY Re-POSE
Advance/Retire Vers L'Avant/L'Arrière
Move To The Right/Left In File Ver La Droite/Gauche En Colonne
Left/Right TURN Ã? Gauche/Droite Tour-NEZ
Left/Right In-CLINE Ã? Gauche/Droite Obli-QUEZ
About TURN Demi-tour, Tour-NEZ
One/Two/Three Paces Left/Right Close MARCH Un/Deux/Trois Pas Vers La Droite/Gauche MARCHE
One Pace Forward/Step Back MARCHE Un Pas Vers L'avant/L'arrière MARCHE
Right/Left DRESS Par La Droite/Gauche, Ali-GNEZ
Shoulder/Elbow Dressing Right Dress Par La Droite, Epaule � Epaule/Coude à Coude, Ali-GNEZ
Inwards DRESS Par La Centrè, Ali-GNEZ
Eyes FRONT FIXE
Open/Close Order MARCH Ouvrez/fermez La Rangs, MARCHE
Dis-MISSED Rom-PEZ

Drill On the March:
By The Left/Right Vers La Gauche/Droite
Quick MARCH Pas Cadence MARCHE
HALT HALTE
Mark TIME Marquez Le PAS
For-WARD Vers L'AVANT
LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT (calling cadence) GAUCHE-DROITE-GAUCHE-DROITE
Left/Right WHEEL Vers La Gauche/Droite, GAUCHE/DROITE

 

[Jonny Boy]

i used to know a bunch from camp last year. we had a majority french platoon, and every other day it drill in french than drill in English. all in can remember now it attention, and left and right (for marching purposes) i was also taught some other things but they were not drill commands and not appropriate for this site  ;D

 

[MdB]

I made this list from the CF Manual of Drill and Ceremonial

Standing Drill:
Atten-TION Garde-Ã?-VOUS
Stand at EASE En Place Re-POS
Stand EASY Re-POS
Advance/Retire Vers l'avant/l'arrière
Move To The Right/Left In File Vers la droite/Gauche en colonne
Left/Right TURN Ã gauche/Droite tour-NEZ
Left/Right In-CLINE Ã gauche/Droite obli-QUEZ
About TURN Demi-tour, Tour-NEZ
One/Two/Three Paces Left/Right Close MARCH Un/Deux/Trois pas vers la droite/Gauche MARCHE
One Pace Forward/Step Back MARCH Un pas vers l'avant/l'arrière MARCHE
Right/Left DRESS Par la droite/Gauche, ali-GNEZ
Shoulder/Elbow Dressing Right Dress Par la droite, épaule à épaule/coude à coude, ali-GNEZ
Inwards DRESS Par le centre, ali-GNEZ
Eyes FRONT FIXE
Open/Close Order MARCH Ouvrez/fermez les rangs, MARCHE
Dis-MISSED Rom-PEZ

Drill On the March:
By The Left/Right Vers la gauche/droite
Quick MARCH Pas cadence MARCHE
HALT HALTE
Mark TIME Marquez le PAS
For-WARD Vers L'AVANT
LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT (calling cadence) GAUCHE-DROITE-GAUCHE-DROITE
Left/Right WHEEL Vers la gauche/droite, GAUCHE/DROITE

Just corrected for caps and spelling. Does it come from the Army Electronic Library? And if yes, which manual and code (BG...)?

 

[sgt_mandal]

Vous pouvez trouver tous les commands dans le 201....

 

[TCBF]

In St. Jean 96 - 98, the Flag Party for Grad Parades was made up of a 'spare' Pl Comd (WO/PO1) and two Sgts/PO2s as bearers, with two MCpl/MS as an escort.   Foot drill was in English, arms drill in French.   The foot drill included forms, mark time, forward, and counter-march.   My goal as a Flag Party commander was to be the loudest voice in the drill hall, a skill that has atrophied somewhat.   After march off, we proceded ahead of the grads to the bar behind the curtains, and had a 'brew on the school' while the grads finished the parade.   After a year of this, some philistine canned the 'free round for the flag party' party, and morale suffered accordingly.   Mine did, anyway.  

They were good grad parades, with a march past in line in slow time, and open and close order on the march in slow time.   I only had one recruit bayonet another.   Kid bled like a stuck pig.   He thought it was pretty funny, good lad.  

Tom

 

[MdB]

I only had one recruit bayonetted by another.   Kid bled like a stuck pig.   He thought it was pretty funny, good lad.  

Wow, never thought parading was such dangerous!! Wonder what it could be with Marines. ???

 

[TCBF]

In St. Jean 96 - 98, the Flag Party for Grad Parades was made up of a 'spare' Pl Comd (WO/PO1) and two Sgts/PO2s as bearers, with two MCpl/MS as an escort.   Foot drill was in English, arms drill in French.   The foot drill included forms, mark time, forward, and counter-march.   My goal as a Flag Party commander was to be the loudest voice in the drill hall, a skill that has atrophied somewhat.   After march off, we proceded ahead of the grads to the bar behind the curtains, and had a 'brew on the school' while the grads finished the parade.   After a year of this, some philistine canned the 'free round for the flag party' party, and morale suffered accordingly.   Mine did, anyway.  

They were good grad parades, with a march past in line in slow time, and open and close order on the march in slow time.   I only had one recruit bayonet another.   Kid bled like a stuck pig.   He thought it was pretty funny, good lad.  

Tom

 

[alan_li_13]

Just corrected for caps and spelling. Does it come from the Army Electronic Library? And if yes, which manual and code (BG...)?

I sure hope not, i just spent a few hours going through the manual looking for the translations, a few hours which i should have spent studying
for a physics exam...

 

[WO2 Gubbels]

thanks for the help,

If only I could read it as easily as spanish guess I have something to work at now.

      J.G.

 

[Jonny Boy]

I sure hope not, i just spent a few hours going through the manual looking for the translations, a few hours which i should have spent studying
for a physics exam...

wow you have allot of free time there. you should of been studying, and you know why

 

[PViddy]

thanks for the help,

If only I could read it as easily as spanish  guess I have something to work at now.

      J.G.

Hey, just a quick question i thought about.  Why are you worrying about French Commands ? your a CI don't you have NCO's for the task of moving a unit from point A to point B ?

PV

 

[WO2 Gubbels]

  I will have NCO's to perform the task, but it is always a nice thing to know.  Especially since Tech is a national course (where I'm going) with many ppl from out east and Quebec, while I will not be conducting drill most of the time, I'm sure there will be times when I will have to or choose to.  It is my experience that officers generally know at least basic drill in either language, and they normally try to alternate drill days even though I didn't experience half and half at tech.  As far as my experience as mentioned above goes, I've never really seen french drill in Trenton etc, but up in baggotville and at tech in blackdown I've had it.  So i figured it would be a nice thing to do, especially if most of it is just refresher.

  regards,

  CI J.G.