What is the exact process of a military funeral?

What is the exact process of a military funeral? Flag-folding %26amp; presenting, how many soldiers are involved, when the soldiers leave, do they wait by the graveside during the service, how they present the flag to the NOK.

Thanks.What is the exact process of a military funeral?The typical process is six soldiers carry the casket to the grave site and then step off to the side for the civilian portion of the ceremony. Once the priest is done the six soldiers step back up to the casket and lift the flag of the casket. Three volleys are fired from a rifle team positioned off to the side and then taps are played by a bugler. The six pallbearers then fold the flag and ceremoniously pass it to the soldier in charge who then gives the flag to the next of kin. It is at this point that the soldiers typically leave.



A typical full-honors team will have 6 pallbearers, one NCOIC (guy in charge), 5-7 rifle team members with a guy in charge of the rifle team as well.



This sequence is not set in stone since it all comes down to the families wishes but this is the typical set-up for a full-honors burial.What is the exact process of a military funeral?I have been to a few military funerals, and also watched a graveside service in Arlington National Cemetery from a distance. Usually, a color guard of 6, plus an officer, accompanies the casket as pallbearers before, after the funeral, as well as at the gravesite, itself. Much of it is as a civilian service is performed with the exception of the folding of the flag which is done by the pallbearers, then the officer in charge presents the flag to the next of kin. This is usually done while taps is being played either by recording, or by a buglar.