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Flag Raising and Lowering Ceremony Protocol Guide

Learn the step-by-step commands and actions for a proper flag-raising and lowering ceremony. Includes detailed instructions on folding the flag correctly. Follow the protocol to honor the flag respectfully.

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Flag Raising and Lowering Ceremony Protocol Guide

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  1. Flag Duty

  2. Raising • Commands • called by eldest member of detail • “Fall In” • Junior member ‘squashes the bug’ and falls in on left side. • “Forward March” • Walk along sidewalk, do not walk on the grass • “Detail Halt” • Given early enough to ‘step, freeze’

  3. Raising (cont.) • “Post” • Junior member takes a step, executes right face • (Quickly raise colors right side up) • Hand Salute • Junior member of detail grasps halyard in left hand and executes salute when flag • “Ready, Two” • Cut salute

  4. Raising (cont.) • “Post” • Junior member executes right face and takes one step forward. • “About Face” • Senior member executes about face. • “Forward March” • Walk to original location in front of steps. • “Detail Halt” • “Dismissed”

  5. Lowering • Commands • Called by eldest member of detail • “Fall In” • Junior member ‘squashes the bug’ and falls in on left side. • “Forward March” • Walk along sidewalk, do not walk on the grass • “Detail Halt” • Given early enough to ‘step, freeze’

  6. Lowering (cont.) • “Post” • Junior member takes a step, executes right face • “Hand Salute” • “Ready, Two” • Junior member cuts salute and ceremoniously lower colors • Senior member cuts when flag within eyesight and will grab colors. • do not let colors touch the ground • return to positions; senior member holding colors

  7. Lowering (cont.) • “Post” • Junior member executes right face and takes one step forward. • “About Face” • Senior member executes about face. • “Forward March” • Walk to original location in front of steps. • “Detail Halt” • “Dismissed”

  8. Half mast • Same steps as raising to full • Run colors quickly up to full then ceremoniously lower • Actually lower to about 2/3 (not half)

  9. Half Mast Correct Incorrect

  10. Half Mast Bottom of Colors at Full Top of Colors at Half

  11. Knot Tying

  12. Knot Tying

  13. Knot Tying

  14. Knot Tying

  15. Folding the Flag • Hold it waist-high so with another person so that the surface is parallel to the ground. http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagfold.pdf

  16. Folding the Flag • Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise OVER the field of stars, making sure to hold the top and bottom edges securely. http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagfold.pdf

  17. Folding the Flag • The folded edge is then folded over to meet the open edge. http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagfold.pdf

  18. Folding the Flag • Make a triangle fold by bringing the striped corner on the folder edge to meet the open edge. http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagfold.pdf

  19. Folding the Flag • Turn the outer point inward to form a second triangle. Continue triangle folding until only blue is visible. http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagfold.pdf

  20. Folding the Flag • Tuck any excess underneath the last fold. The flag should not “bleed,” meaning no red should be showing. http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagfold.pdf

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