The Tactical Inspection / Competition included the parade ceremony. This had to be executed with clockwork precision. We can't afford any errors because it would give us undue demerits that could cause us our victory. So the rehearsal involved long hours of marching practice under the blazing sun carrying a real M-14 rifle. The psychological factor was very vital to keeping the unit intact. It also involved strategic maneuverings of the companies at certain points.

Exhaustion was very evident on the faces of the Midshipmen, as well as the Officers in the heat of the training. It was a good thing that our battalion secured a shaded area on the rear driveway of Bonifacio Naval Station (BNS). That way,  the Platoon Leaders can discreetly bring their units under those trees to practice manual of arms if they feel they are about to collapse from the sun's heat.

Frolics and Joketimes were also iserted in the training schedule to boost the most important factor: morale.

So when we were called by the overseers to battalion formation on the BNS Parade Deck, we could execute the entire ceremony perfectly. We repeated the sequence over and over till it was perfected. And we did! The soles of our boots were half of it's original thickness by then.

Next: D-Day!