Fall Out.—Leave ranks.
Rest.—One foot in place. Can talk.
At Ease.—One foot in place. Silence.
Parade Rest.—Do not slouch down on right foot. Keep chest well up.
Eyes Right, 2. Front.—Have it snappy.
Right Face.—To face in marching and advance, turn on the ball of either foot and step off with the other foot in the new line of direction. (Do not confuse with the ordinary command, "Right Face.")
Right Half Face.—45 degrees, used to show position in Right Oblique.
About Face.—Have weight well back. Not necessary to move right foot after turn is made.
Hand Salute.—Manner of rendering is index to manner in which all other duties are performed.
Forward March.—Shift weight to right foot, mentally.
Double Time, March.—Tendency to go too fast. Time it. 30 steps in 10 seconds. Take one step quick time, then take up double time.
Mark Time, March.—Given as either foot strikes the ground. To resume full step, Forward, March.
Half Step, March.—All steps and marchings executed from a halt, except Right Step, begin with left foot.
Right Step, March. Backward, March.—Executed in quick time only and at trail, without command. 15 inch Step.
Squad, Halt.—Given as either foot strikes the ground.
By The Right Flank, March.—Step off with right foot.
To The Rear, March.—Given as right foot strikes the ground. If marching in double time, turn to the rightabout taking 4 steps, in place, in cadence, and step off with left foot.
Change Step, March.—Being in march; given as either foot strikes the ground.
Manual of Arms.
Purpose.—To make the man so accustomed to the rifle that he handles it without a thought.
Eight rules govern the carrying of the piece. See paragraph 75, Infantry Drill Regulations.
Six rules govern the execution of the manual. See paragraph 76, Infantry Drill Regulations.
Commands and Cautions.
Order, Arms.—See that all the fingers of the right hand are around the piece.
Present, Arms.—Left forearm horizontal and against the body.
Port, Arms.—Right forearm horizontal. Left forearm against the body.
Right Shoulder, Arms.—Insist on an angle of 45 degrees. Trigger guard in hollow of shoulder. Right hand does the work.
Left Shoulder, Arms.—Right hand in next to last position grasps small of stock.
Parade, Rest.—Left hand grasps piece just below stacking swivel. Right foot straight back 6 inches.
Trail, Arms.—Piece at angle of about 30 degrees, about 3 inches off the ground.
Rifle Salute.—Left forearm horizontal.
Fix Bayonet.—Parade Rest and resume order after bayonet is fixed.
Unfix Bayonet.—Parade Rest and resume order after bayonet is unfixed.
Inspection Arms.—Be sure men glance down in chamber and keep hold of bolt handle.
Parade, Rest can be executed only from order arms, and the command Attention follows Parade, Rest.
Any movement not in the manual, e.g., Right, Face, breaks the execution of movements by the numbers. The number of counts in the execution of each command must be remembered.
Distinguish between raise and carry and throw.
School of the Squad.
Object.—To give basic element, the squad, its first lesson in team work.
Team work wins battles just as it does football games.
Avoid keeping men too long at the same movement.
Composition Of Squad.—7 men and a corporal. Never less than 6 nor more than 11 men.
Fall In.—Instructor 3 paces in front of where center is to be.
Fall Out.—If under arms, always preceded by Inspection Arms. Does not mean dismissed.
Count Off.—Right file front and rear do not execute eyes right. Front and rear rank men count off together.
Inspection Arms.—
Right Dress, Front:
1 Company Commander must establish base file or files before giving the command Right Dress.
2 Right flank men remain facing to front.
3 Be sure first four men are on desired line and rest of company can easily be made to conform.
4 Right guide may be established at any point desired and at command Right Dress all march to their proper positions without other command, and at the trail.
5 Have men beyond base files step forward until one pace beyond where new line is to be and then dress back on line established.
Guide Right.—Keep head and eyes off the ground. Close in or open out gradually.
Take Interval, To The Right, March, Squad, Halt.—(At command "To the Right") Rear rank falls back 60 inches. At March, all face to right and leading man of each rank steps off, followed by the others at four-pace intervals, rear-rank men marching abreast of their file leaders. When halted all face to the front.
To Reform, Assemble To The Right (Left), March.
Take Distance, March.—1–2-3–4 front rank, 1–2-3–4 rear rank, 4-pace intervals. Guide in each four is right.
Assemble, March.—No. 1, Front rank stands fast.
Stack Arms.—Piece of even number front rank: butt between his feet, barrel to front. Even number rear rank passes piece to file leader.
Take Arms.—Loose pieces are returned by even numbers front rank. If No. 2 of rear rank is absent, No. 1 rear rank takes his place in making or breaking stacks and resumes his post. Pieces are never stacked with bayonet fixed.
Oblique, March.—Taught from Right half face. Half faced to front after obliquing, Forward, March. If at half step or mark time while obliquing, Oblique, March.
In Place, Halt.—All halt and stand fast without changing position of pieces.
Resume March.—Only given after In place, Halt.
Right Turn.—Turn on moving pivot is used by subdivisions of a column in executing change of direction.
Each rank successively and on same ground executes movement. All except pivot man execute two right obliques. No marking time. Arriving on new line, all take the half step, glance toward marching flank and take full step without command as last man arrives on the line.
Right Half Turn.—Executed in similar manner.
Squads Right.—Turn on fixed pivot is used in all formations from line into column and the reverse. No half step. Right flank man faces to right in marching and marks time. Rest of front rank oblique once to new position. Step off on 5th step.
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