Those of you with a military background may be interested in a new addition to the drill manual, at least in Germany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ep8QEAelp4
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SCQr46tQPg
How does our Brigade of Guards do it?
Elsewhere on this channel, one of the Guards explains that, for parade purposes, they use the Gewehr 98 rifle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewehr_98
which have been de-activated except for a few that can fire blanks. Our troops have always tended to use the current personal weapon.