Troop 316 Closing Flag Ceremony

Setting: From the point of view of the audience, the flagpost is standing to the left of the moderator of the ceremony (i.e. on the moderatorŐs right hand side as the moderator faces the audience).

Troop 316 is assembled, facing the audience, on the other side of the moderator from the flagpost, in the following order:

(1) Caller: this Scout calls out the commands to direct the other Scouts to perform the flag ceremony. He stands closest to the moderator. He remains in his position throughout the flag ceremony. He needs to give appropriate commands to direct the Scouts to be facing in appropriate directions throughout the ceremony, (e.g. to be facing the flagpost while the flag is being unfolded and mounted on the flagpost).

(2) Flag Bearer: this Scout stands next in order from the moderator after the caller. He will assist in taking the flag off of the flagpost and folding the flag. He will carry the folded flag back to his original position.

(3-4) Flag Attendents: these two Scouts will keep the flag from falling to the floor as it is being taken off of the flagpost and folded.

(5) Assistant to the Flag Bearer: this Scout will assist the Flag Bearer in taken the flag off of the flagpost and folding the flag.

(6) Flagpost Handler: this Scout will handle the flagpost while the flag is being taken off of the flagpost to be folded. He will return the flagpost to its stand once the flag is taken off of the flagpost.

SCOUTS, ATTENTION

COLORGUARD, ATTENTION

(If necessary, give an appropriate command, either "COLORGUARD, LEFT FACE" or "COLORGUARD, RIGHT FACE", to direct the colorguard to face in the appropriate direction for its march to the flagpost.)

COLORGUARD, FORWARD MARCH

HALT

(If necessary, give an appropriate command, either "COLORGUARD, LEFT FACE" or "COLORGUARD, RIGHT FACE", to direct the colorguard to face the flagpost.)

SALUTE THE FLAG

COLORGUARD, STRIKE THE COLORS

AND TWO (SIGNAL TO DROP SALUTE WHEN FLAG IS OFF OF THE POLE)

COLORGUARD, ABOUT FACE (ONCE FLAG IS FOLDED)

FORWARD, MARCH

HALT

COLORGUARD, AT EASE

SCOUTS, AT EASE