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Ceremonies
Royal Navy The British Royal Navy and other navies of the Commonwealth of Nations call the flag-raising ceremony that happens every morning when a ship is in harbour Colours. Colours is conducted at 0800 (eight bells in the morning watch) from 15 February to 31 October inclusive, and at 0900 (two bells in the forenoon watch) during the winter. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
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is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
When sunset is at or before 2100, flags are lowered at sunset at the ceremony of Sunset. When sunset is after 2100, the evening flag lowering ceremony is called Evening Colours and carried out at 2100.
Procedure The general procedure for Colours in the Royal Navy is as follows. Note that in most ships Colours and Evening Colours/Sunset are usually conducted without a bugler, band or guard, except on special occasions. - Five minutes before Colours the controlling authority hoists the PREP and other ships repeat. The rating manning the ensign salutes and reports "Five Minutes to Colours" to the Officer of the Day.
- Although this is not provided for in BR1834, one minute before Colours, the PREP is commonly moved up and down two to three times, and the rating on the ensign staff salutes and reports "One minute to Colours" to the Officer of the Day. Around this time, the Officer of the Day brings the Colour Party to attention. If a guard is present, the guard commander brings it to attention and orders "Slope arms".
- At Colours the controlling authority dips the PREP halfway, and the rating on the ensign staff salutes and reports "Colours, sir". The Officer of the Day orders "Make it so" and the bell is struck eight times (if at 0800), or twice (if at 0900).
- The Officer of the Day orders the "Alert" to be sounded (or the "Still" to be piped, if no bugler is present). If a guard is present, the guard commander orders "General salute – present arms". The upper deck broadcasts "Attention on the upper deck, face aft and salute – Colours".
- The ensign and jack are then hoisted in silence, or to the "General Salute" (if a bugler is present) or the National Anthem (if a band is present).
- On completion, if a guard is present, the guard commander orders "Slope arms". The Officer of the Day in the controlling authority orders the 'Carry on' to be sounded/piped and the PREP is hauled down. In other ships, the PREP is hauled down in conformity, and the rating on the ensign staff reports "PREP hauled down, sir", and the Officer of the Day then orders the "Carry On" to be sounded/piped. The upper deck broadcasts "Carry on".
- If a guard is present, the guard commander marches it off. The Officer of the Day orders "Colour Party dismiss".
The general procedure for Evening Colours/Sunset is the same as for Colours (with the replacement of "Evening Colours/Sunset" for "Colours" or "Eight/nine o'clock"), except that the bell is not rung, and the ensign and jack are lowered, in silence or to the sound of 'Sunset' if a bugler or band is present. At Ceremonial Sunset, when a band is present, Sunset is usually preceded by an Evening Hymn (e.g. 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended'). The system of international maritime signal flags is a way of representing individual letters of the alphabet in signals to or from ships. ...
Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
Flags are particularly important at sea, where they can mean the difference between life and death, and consequently where the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced. ...
Publication of an early version in The Gentlemans Magazine, 15 October 1745. ...
United States Navy The United States Navy performs the same ceremonies, called "Morning Colors" and "Evening Colors," at 0800 and sunset each day. When Colors is played aboard Navy and Marine Corps bases, those outdoors must stop to render proper courtesies by saluting if in uniform or, if out of uniform, by standing at attention, until "Carry On" is sounded. Marines and sailors driving on base during this time are expected to stop their vehicles and sit at attention until the ceremony is over. The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 occurred as the fleet was preparing for Morning Colors, though this had no bearing on the success or outcome of the attack. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
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is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Yacht Clubs Many traditional Yacht Clubs worldwide also conduct morning and evening color ceremonies. At 0800 each morning and at sunset during the club's active sailing season the ceremony is performed by the launchmen or harbormaster. A yacht club in Cienfuegos, Cuba Columbia yacht club in Chicago, Illinois A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting. ...
The Harbour Master’s transport at Poole, Dorset, England A harbourmaster (or harbormaster, see spelling differences) is an official responsible for enforcing the regulations of a particular harbour or port, in order to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of the harbour and the orderly operation of the port...
- First, a bell is sounded as an alert for all members and guests present to stand at attention.
- A cannon is then shot and the national ensign hoisted (or lowered if sunset).
- At the conclusion of the ceremony the most senior officer present says: "As you were" and members and guests may carry on.
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In British Army usage, the colours refer to either the flags carried by infantry units and which carry the unit's name, badges, achievements and battle honours. (In the case of cavalry units one speaks of standards or of guidons). Military personnel always accord the colours the greatest respect and salute them when carried uncased. British, Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand infantry battalions (except Rifle Regiments) normally have two colours: the Queen's Colour (the senior) carrying the battle honours from the two World Wars; and the Regimental Colour carrying all other battle honours. One unit, 1st Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers carries a third colour, the Assaye Colour, to commemorate participation in the battle of Assaye (1803) in India. The Royal Artillery regards its Guns as its colours and the are accorded commensurate compliments and respect. The Honourable Artillery Company has two sets of colours it has Queen's and Regimental Colours and also Guns. // Origins The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, bicycles, or other means. ...
The custom has been to award, to those units who took part, the right to display the name of a particular battle, campaign or war. ...
French Republican Guard - May 8, 2005 celebrations Cavalry (from French cavalerie) were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat. ...
// Origins The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ...
A guidon is a military standard that company-sized elements carry to signify their unit designation and corps affiliation. ...
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British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ...
The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) was a regular Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division, and known (for short) as The RHF. The regiment was formed on 20th January 1959 by the (then) controversial amalgamation of the Royal...
The Battle of Assaye took place on September 23, 1803, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. ...
Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ...
Armorial bearings of the HAC, granted in 1821 The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior[2] in the Territorial Army [3] . // The HAC can trace its history as far back as 1296, but it received a Royal Charter...
Modern United States Army battalions carry a regimental color as well as the National Flag. The regimental color is a bald eagle with the regimental crest charged upon the eagle on a dark blue background. However, for United States units, the color which receives honors is the National Flag. Union Jack. ...
Colours represent the pride of a regimental unit, whether in the army, air force or navy. The concept of colours originated from the Middle Ages, when lords and barons would lead their men to battle. In large-scale military encounters the need arose to establish a rallying point, so commanders used coloured flags to denote rallying points, hence the term "Colours". The concept was carried over into the British Army, where regimental colours were done in the same hue and shade as the "facing colour" (the colour in which uniform jackets were lined, which differed from regiment to regiment) to aid in recognition. Pride refers to a strong sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, or object that one identifies with. ...
An Air force is a military or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare. ...
The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ...
The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
The bravest subaltern carried the colours in battle (the subaltern tradition still continues today) and since the falling of the colours represented defeat of the forces, troops would often attack them. Hence arose a need for escorts, originally pikemen. In modern days, although colours no longer appear on the battlefield, they remain objects of respect, and many of the traditions started during the Middle Ages still exist today. A subaltern is a military term for a junior officer. ...
A pike is a pole weapon once used extensively by infantry principally as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. ...
References - BR1834 – Royal Naval Handbook of Ceremonial and Drill
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