Marching

s) marching in route. , Italy, (the Gothic Line) – April 1945. Marching refers to the organized, uniformed, steady walking forward in either rhythmic or route-step time; and, typically, it refers to overland movements on foot of military troops and units under field orders. Marching is often performed to march music and is typically associated with military and civilian ceremonial parades. It is a major part of military basic training in most countries and usually involves a system of drill commands. It can also be used as a general term to describe a protest in which protestors move such as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a watershed moment in the civil rights movement.

s) marching in route. , Italy, (the Gothic Line) – April 1945. Marching refers to the organized, uniformed, steady walking forward in either rhythmic or route-step time; and, typically, it refers to overland movements on foot of military troops and units under field orders. Marching is often performed to march music and is typically associated with military and civilian ceremonial parades. It is a major part of military basic training in most countries and usually involves a system of drill commands. It can also be used as a general term to describe a protest in which protestors move such as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. In the military venue there are various rhythmic military steps or standard paces. One step occurs on each beat. A pace is the length of one step, assumed to be 75 cm or 30"; (not to be confused with the ancient Roman unit of length (2 steps or 5 Roman feet = 148 cm or 58")). The three most common paces are: Quick March: The basic mobility. 120 beats per minute (beats/min. or bpm). In the US this is called "quick time". Double March: The basic run. 180 beats/min. In the US this is called "double time". Slow March: Ceremonial pace, 60 beats/min. Some paces specific to particular units include: British armed services: RAF, Royal Navy, and the army except the Rifles: Quick March 116 beats/min., Slow March 65 beats/min. Rifles March: Quick March 140 beats/min. (like double-time, this is a rapid trot, with the rifle usually carried at the trail, not on the shoulder), Slow March 70 beats/min. Highland March: Regiment-specific pace, 80 beats/min. when wearing kilts. French Foreign Legion Pace: 88 beats/min Paso Legionario: Specific march used by the Spanish Legion, 144 beats/min, embodiment of their "espíritu de marcha". Typical German speed is 112 beats/min. ==References==

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