Drill team

The Hellenic Navy has a precision movement unit called Άγημα Κινήσεων Ακριβείας (Agima Kiniseon Akriveias).

Their main appearances include the Malta Military Tattoo and the Republic Day on St. George's Square.

The 3rd company, HMKG are also used to represent the Norwegian armed forces at state-related matters such as state-visits, ceremonies, national festivities, and were also prominent in the Winter World Cup 2010 as guards.

As of 2012, His Majesty the King's Guard is also responsible for the safety and defence of the city of Oslo, in case of a national crisis.

A total of six companies make up His Majesty The King's Guard (Hans Majestet Kongens Garde), and is a part of the Norwegian army.

These are all hand picked through a rigorous selection process that lasts from their drafting at the start of October till December.

The soldiers go through basic military training as well as having to learn how to march, weapons drill, and how to perform synchronically.

Everything in their daily duty from the bed, room, facilities, closets, uniforms, and physique needs to be at excellent standards 24/7.

These women and men strive for perfection in all that they do and are often seen running around the various woods nearby the base as well as working out at the gym.

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs may also compete in the National High School Drill Team Championships[8] held in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Dance drill teams evolved from early pep squads and military-style drum and bugle corps that performed in the stands and/or during halftimes at football games.

Gussie Nell Davis, originally from Farmersville, Texas, laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the world famous Kilgore College Rangerettes located in Kilgore, Texas the world‘s first precision drill team when she created the "Flaming Flashes" pep squad at Greenville High School in 1929.

Starting with simple marches, stunts, and letter formations, Davis led the Flashes to evolve into a dynamic squad, adding twirling batons, basic dance moves, and ultimately becoming a precision drum and bugle corps with help from a band director in Port Arthur, Texas.

This foundational experience shaped her vision, and in 1940, Davis brought her expertise to Kilgore College, where she created the Rangerettes, the first-ever collegiate drill team.

The Rangerettes set new standards in precision dance and halftime entertainment, becoming iconic in Texas and beyond, with their influence reaching far beyond high school and college drill teams.

[13] After graduating from college, Kay returned to Edinburg High School to teach physical education and to direct the Sergeanettes in 1936.

They marched on the field with a "military swing" style, and eventually evolved into an acclaimed precision dance group.

Masters, contacted Gussie Nell Davis about coming to Kilgore, Texas, to start a group that would "be interesting and keep the folks in their seats at half-time."

They also needed to recruit women to the school since the enrollment was primarily made up of men who were seeking to learn more about the oil business.

[14] Miss Davis created the "Rangerettes" to perform at Kilgore College football game halftimes.

There are over a thousand high school drill teams in the state of Texas today with over 30,000 students participating every year.

And while most current school-affiliated teams do not compete on the festival level, those that do are consistently adjudicated in the following areas as developed by Dr. Kay Teer Crawford (Different competition circuits place different point/percentage weight on the importance of each of the following three areas in determining a final score): There are also quite a variety of categories in which a team can compete.

Since the foci of drill are presentation and spatial precision, drillers do not necessarily need attributes typically ascribed to dancers, such as a high level of flexibility (although this is a large portion of what many teams exhibit in their routines and part of their score) or an aptitude for expressing emotions with the body.

Tryouts are normally held the school year before the performing season during the months of April and May, giving teams the entire summer to work on their technique.

Performed dance styles include military, kick, character, lyrical, hip hop, pom, jazz, and officer, among others.