1.  I will not get new equipment just because mine is all dented and banged up.  My equipment has served me well.

2.  I will not make fun of of my instructor or band directors, no matter how silly they look or how stupid they are.

3.  I will attend all practices and performances, on time, and I will be happy to be there.

4.  I will thank my parents constantly for buying my outfit, silks, equipment, etc.

5.  I will not purposefully damage my equipment, no matter how much I can't get that toss.  I also will not purposefully hit the band director, even if he's in my way.

6.  I will not leave guard to join cheerleading, drill team, or (how could you?!?!) the band.

7.  I will not steal another guard's hairstyle even if it's beautiful and they would never find out.  I am above stealing.

8.  I will not say I can do a toss when I really can't.

9.  I will not be jealous that another guard member's rifle has no dings in it.  Mine only has them because it is well-loved.

10.  I will not be jealous of the girl on another guard who can do a 6 with a rifle AND catch it.  I will be happy for her.

1. I will not be perfect, or even try to be.

2. I will not try to be all things to all people.

3. I will sometimes leave things undone.

4. I will not spin myself too thin.

5. I will learn to say "no".

6. I will schedule time for myself, because guard isn't the whole world (even though it seems that way).

7. I will walk away when I get angry.  It's okay to toss a 6 and let it fall.

8. I will not even feel guilty for doing it.

9. I will be boring, untidy, inelegant, and unaware at times.

10. Especially, I will be my own best friend.  I will know what I'm doing and where I'm going at all times.

1. I will always love my flag, even after I have dropped it many times and it gets lots of dents and scratches.

2. I will not call my flag bad names, even when I drop it.  Remember, my flag goes where I make it go.

3. I will remember to bring my flag to all practices and performances. 

4. I will not make my parents watch me spin more than 5 minutes a day.

5. I will try to spin my flag on soft surfaces.  I will avoid concrete at all costs, and if I have to spin on it, then I will try REALLY HARD not to drop.

6. I will not favor weapons over flag.  Flag was the first thing I learned to spin, and it will always have a special place in my heart.

7. I will not steal another person's flag, even if I can't find mine.  I will nicely ask to borrow it!

8. I will not claim to have come up with a really neat flag move, if I really saw it on a WGI tape.

9. I will not be jealous of the girl on another guard who can do an awesome flag toss.

10. I will not be jealous of the other guard's pretty/sparkly/colorful/etc. flags that make ours look boring.  I will say nice things about them.

1. I will love my rifle above all other member's rifles... even if mine is old and dirty.

2. I will not curse at my rifle, even if I drop in the middle of a show.

3. I will catch my rifle on the right count, which means that I will also toss on the right count!

4. I will not make my parents film my rifle solo at every football game... only at the competitions.

5. I will not purposefully ding up my rifle.  I will go to extreme lengths to catch it, even if I have to put myself in danger.  (Being near a flying hunk of wood is always dangerous!)

6. I will never love sabre more than rifle... me and my rifle go back way too far!

7. I will not claim to know where my rifle is when I really haven't seen it in a week.  (Of course, if I practiced every day, then I wouldn't have this problem!)

8. I will not steal a rifle move from another member's solo - I am creative enough to come up with my own work.

9. I will not be jealous of the guard who has their whole guard toss a six... and they all catch it.  I will be happy for them.

10. I will not be jealous of the schools who have brand new, beautiful rifles.  Ours are just well-loved!

1.  I will have only one god.

2.  I will not take the name of the Lord in vain

3.  I will honor the day of the sabbath.

4.  I will honor my parents.

5.  I will not kill or injure another being.

6.  I will not commit adultery.

7.  I will not steal.

8.  I will not bear false witness.

9.  I will not covet my neighbor's goods.

10.  I will not covet my neighbor's wife.