Marching

The Military Standard Training Enlisted AiT outlines the following:

Marching is required during the duty day (See Duty Day). You only march on the troop walk. Do not form up on the drill pad to march. Do not form up directly outside of the DFAC to march.

When you form up, you have been instructed to maximize. If you are just quickly leaving with your friend, and you can obviously see another group of the same uniform leaving the DFAC, you are wrong. You must wait, and march as a larger formation. This not only looks better, but it makes marching more efficient. It also reduces the possible collisions on the troop walk intersections. When you maximize, form up in a formation with 12 members + 1 flight commander.

The Flight Commander must wear their reflective belt and march abreast, or alongside, to the last full rank in the formation. With flights of 13 or less members, a full rank is defined as a rank with 2 members marching next to each other. (If someone can create a graphic for this, that would be very helpful).

When marching, you will call your formation a flight, regardless of size. (4.7.2). This means if you and your wingman (2 members) are marching together, you are a flight. You will never be a detail according to this instruction.

You must all be in uniform. This means you all have the exact same garments worn. (4.7.3.) (e.g. All/none wear fleece, all/none wear gloves, etc.)

When you are marching with 4 or less members, you do not need a flight commander. The highest ranking official will call cadence, commands, and may be anywhere within the flight. (4.7.6.2. ). In some BMT squadrons they say you must be in the back right, but thats changed here.