Ceremony Question
Bruce Chr. Johnson (commodore@seascout.org)
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 14:52:06 -0500
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Subject: Ceremony Question
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Original-From: "Christopher K. Sokolov" <csokolov@seascout.org>
Original-Reply-To: seascout-net@mail.sea.scouter.com
Original-Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:16:25 -0800
Hello, everyone.
In the current edition of the Sea Exploring Manual, the following
instruction is given regarding what to pipe when the ensign is lowered at
the close of a ceremony:
"Hand salute." (The CREW LEADERS in unison 'pipe the side', repeating
the call once. The Ensign is slowly run down in time to reach the
hands
of the Color Guard at the end of the call. At the last note, the BOS'N
faces about.)
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However, in some older editions of the Manual, such as the 1961 printing,
the following instruction is given:
Mate: Ship, salute! All hands salute. "To the Colors" is sounded
on the
bugle or pipe. The Ensign and Jack are lowered slowly.
[Sea Explorer Manual, 1961]
Is there a specific call for the pipe titled "To the Colors" or is this
simply the normal (low-high-low) call that we use when piping the side? I
seem to recall that when the ensign is lowered on Navy ships that this is
the case, but wanted to make sure.
Thanks.
______________________________________________________________________
Christopher K. Sokolov, Quartermaster
Sea Scout Ship Corsair (22), San Francisco csokolov@seascout.org
Sea Scouts, BSA http://www.seascout.org
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