What it does
Build a platoon or flag party, sequence drill movements on a timeline, then play the routine back on a parade square measured in real paces. Movements are modelled from the manual — turns, wheels, inclines, dressing, sizing, saluting, and the Chapter 7 formation and flank movements — with the commander and warrant officer marching their own correct paths rather than being dragged along with the body.
- Per-member selection, so individuals can be given their own movements.
- A timeline with explicit start ticks — different members can move at the same time.
- Scrub, step, and pause playback; validation flags overlaps and broken dressing.
- Save and reload routines locally as JSON.
Try a routine
Pick a demo to open it in the simulator, already loaded and ready to play. You can edit it from there, or clear it and start your own.
More routines are on the way. Prefer a blank parade square? Open the simulator empty.
Legal
- License
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CAF Drill Routine Simulator — Proprietary License. © 2026 Matthew Dodd. All rights reserved.
This software is free to use by anyone but is not open-source. Individual, cadet, CAF, and corporate users alike may install, access, and run it at no charge for any lawful purpose — there is no license fee and no permission to seek. You may not copy, distribute, modify, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of it. The source code is proprietary and confidential.
Attribution is requested, not required. If the tool helps you plan or teach a routine, a credit is appreciated — but it is a request, not a condition of use, and nothing is enforced.
This is a plain-language summary; the downloadable full text governs.
- Drill reference
- Movements are modelled from the Canadian Forces Manual of Drill and Ceremonial (A-DH-201-000/PT-000), © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada (Crown copyright). Symbols and figures are redrawn for this tool and used as reference; this project is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the Canadian Armed Forces or the Department of National Defence. The manual is the authority — where this simulator and the manual disagree, the manual is right.
- No warranty
- Provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind. It is a visualisation aid, not an authoritative source for drill instruction or for qualification.
- Privacy
- No accounts and no tracking. Routines you build are saved in your own browser’s local storage and are not uploaded.
About
Built by a former member and current civilian instructor with CJCR who has an interest in getting drill looking and running right on screen. This tool was created as a way to plan and teach routines without needing a parade square and thirty people, or writing it all manually on paper.
Support the project: ko-fi.com/drillteamsim