Editing Drill commands (section)

===Colour commands===

====Marching with colours====
*'''Let fly the colours''': The colours are normally held in a semi-taut position. This is a simple, ceremonial letting fly and catching of the colours.
*'''Slant colours''': The colours are normally kept upright, but this can represent a problem both when dealing with standard doors. This slants the colours forward sufficiently to negate this, and they are brought back up afterward.
*'''Slope/shoulder colours''': The normal method for carrying colours can be tiresome for the bearer. This has the colours taken out of their frogs and sloped over the right shoulder at about 45°.
* '''March on/off (retire) the colours''' - this vocal command by the parade commander orders the colour guard or massed colour guards either to get into position or prepare for departure in the parade square or ground during the ceremony
* '''Colour party, (by the) centre/right, (quick) march''' - the command given by the commander of the colour party for it to commence marching.  A single colour is at the centre-front of the colour party and dressing is taken off it (by the centre).  Where there are two or more colours in the colour party, the senior colour takes the right-front position and dressing is taken from it (by the right).  If the colour party changes direction on the march, it does so in a way that the senior colour maintains the senior position.

====Colour commands at the halt (static)====
*'''Order colours''': Essentially the same as order arms, except used exclusively for the colour party.
*'''Carry colours''': This is equivalent to Shoulder Arms. The right arm lifts the colours up so they line up with the body's centre line, with the right arm held in front of the soldier, at mouth level parallel to the ground. It is caught and guided into its frog with the left hand, which is then returned to its side.
*'''Change colours''': This is used when the senior flag officer decides that he or she and the other flag holding members, have held their flags for a long time, and that their arms are tired, so, when the command "Change - colours!" is given, the flag holders put their arms in line with the flag, their other hand on top of their first hand and move the first hand down to attention, so that the other hand is now at the first hands' original position.