route march
Long training walk
A route march is a long-distance military march at a steady pace, typically covering many miles with full gear.
Unlike parade marching, soldiers walk in relaxed formation without strict step coordination: The battalion completed a twenty-mile route march before dawn.
The term extends to any arduous group trek.
Ground combat troops
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
platoon · column · formation · cadence · drill · boots · kit · pack
Capacity for sustained effort
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- blistersRaised fluid-filled skin
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
conditioning · fitness · mileage · pacing · hydration · nutrition · rest stops · grueling
Compliance with authority
- formationCreation or arrangement
- uniformityState of being identical
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
command · regimen · punctuality · compliance · protocol · hierarchy · authority · structure
infantry
Ground combat troops
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
troops · platoon · column · formation · cadence · drill · boots · kit · pack · endurance
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- blistersRaised fluid-filled skin
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
perseverance · conditioning · fitness · mileage · pacing · hydration · nutrition · rest stops · grueling · completion
obedience
Compliance with authority
- formationCreation or arrangement
- uniformityState of being identical
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
order · command · regimen · punctuality · compliance · protocol · hierarchy · authority · structure · conduct
- marchingcadence, lockstep, goose step, double time, half step
- military marchingdouble time, half step, goose step, quick time, mark time
- drill commandsshoulder arms, fall in, port arms, order arms, forward
- military trainingfield manual, drill instructor, training manual, combat drills, drilling
route marchsprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
dash · quick march · double time · charge · rush
route marchairlift
Emergency transport by plane
halt · standstill · parachute drop · mounted patrol · rest stop
route marchbivouac
Temporary military encampment
stand down · garrison duty · encampment · stationing · billeting
route, march, routes, routed, routing, router, routers, marches, marched