Why does the Regulation and Color Guard competition utilize a different cadence than the one outlined within AFMAN 36-2203?
AFMAN 36-2203 was written for the Air Force masses. It was designed to ensure Air Force personnel move both individually and as a group in a uniform manner. IT WAS NEVER WRITTEN TO BE USED AS A SET OF REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE A CHAMPIONSHIP AFJROTC DRILL TEAM. The teams attending the AFNJDC are “the best of the best” and many times face tighter and tougher regs at this event than those outlined within AFMAN 36-2203. Therefore, where there are aspects of the manual that it is felt are either too vague to be used to judge precision maneuvers, or they are just too easy for schools to execute as written in a uniform manner where the goal is to separate the best from the very best, these may be modified. We at SNI feel that JROTC units who have been training for years should use a far more lofty standard than the 100-120 steps per minute outlined within AFMAN 36-2203. Therefore, just as is prescribed in every other service drill manual (Army, Navy, Marine Corps), the cadence at the AFNJDC h
