In the United States Armed Forces, a guidon is a military standard or flag that company/battery/troop or platoon-sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch/corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but sometimes has a triangular portion removed from the fly.
Guidon for Alpha company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
Air Force personnel case a squadron guidon as part of an inactivation ceremony.
Image: Aviation guidon
Image: Quartermaster Guidon
United States Army Basic Training
United States Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) is the recruit training program of the United States Army, for service in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, or the Army National Guard.
A soldier with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, conducts Buddy Team Tactics at a Fort Moore Range
U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy.
A U.S. Army drill sergeant standing before his company.
Reception in the Army.