It may be the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about BMT, or the Army in general. Marching drills are the way of life of a soldier. However, one thing that surprised me is how few commands are actually used in practice during your Tekong days. As such, it is possible to compile every single command you will ever hear, into this little list below:
Malay // English
ke // to
dari // kiri
kanan // right
kiri // left
keblakang // reverse
pusing // turn
sedia // attention
senang diri // at ease
rehaktan diri // stand easy
(you will be instantly popular if you order this. the difference between this and senang diri is that you can move your upper body in rehaktan diri)
begerak kekanan bertiga tiga, kekanan pusing // move to your right, three by three, turn right
(substitute where necessary. you always do everything in threes)
diam // stop moving completely
(use before greeting)
dari kiri, cepat jalan // from the left, march quick
(it's from the left if you are on the left of the contingent. substitute where necessary.)
berhenti // stop
("ti" is on the left leg beat if you are marching, on the right leg beat if you are hentak kaki-ing)
hentak kaki // march on the spot
(arms stop swinging, straight down, and legs bend ninety degrees when you raise them up)
maju // move forward
("ju" is on the right leg beat, then you act like a berhenti followed immediately by marching off)
As you will have noticed on diam, you are expected to greet your commanders. Salute only commissioned officers - their ranks are straight bars, while specialists have chevrons, the arrow thing. Shout "XXX diam" where XXX is the relevant unit ("platoon" if you are greeting platoon commander, "company" if you are greeting your officer commanding, etc.).