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A drill in military terms is the action of memorising a certain action through repetition until the action is instinctive to the soldiers being drilled. Such is necessary for a fighting force to perform to maximum efficiency and to be flexible to all manner of situations. As a whole, drilling as a vital component of a war machine started when Phillip II of Macedon disciplined his army so they could swiftly form the Phalanxs that were so critical to his successes as a general. Military drilling later was used by the Roman Army to maximise efficiency and deadliness throughout their long history. After the fall of the empire, and the Dark Ages set in in Europe, most feudal lords more heaviliy relied on peasant levies and their wealthy knights to fight their wars, and military drilling was used mostly by only the foremost armies and nations, such as the Normans. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Philip II - King of Macedon Philip II of Macedon (382 BC–336 BC; in Greek Φίλιππος, transliterated Philippos) was the King of Macedon from 359 BC until his death. ... Look up phalanx in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Phalanx (Greek word from phalangos, meaning Finger) can refer to: phalanx formation in ancient warfare. ... The Roman army is the set of land-based military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman republic and later Roman empire as part of the Roman military. ... Petrarch, who conceived the idea of a European Dark Age. From Cycle of Famous Men and Women, Andrea di Bartolo di Bargillac, c. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous population of Neustria and Danish or Norwegian Vikings who began to occupy the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter half of the 9th century. ...
Drill instructors are held responsible for the welfare, behavior, and military education of the recruits assigned to them on a 24-hour basis throughout the period of initial training, known as boot camp.
As a drill instructor is required to often spend up to 20 hours a day on his or her feet and move fast at all times, various running sessions are conducted to enhance speed and endurance.
A senior drill instructor is ultimately responsible for the training of the platoon and for the efficiency of his or her assistant drill instructors.
In the preamble to the Drill Book it is "confidently asserted that the foundation of discipline in battle is based on drill" and that this has been proven again and again.
It put on a large number of military parades, sometimes including squads of children playing instruments and performing rigid dances, and they received attention in the news, commenting on how "modern" their army and military was.
Drill was "a considerable art and could be used to show off, to punish or to loosen up.
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