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If marching in double time, turn to the right-about, taking 

 four steps in place, keeping the cadence, and then step off with 

 the left foot. 



This movement is not executed by signal except in foragers. 



I CHANGE STEP. 



83. Being in march : 1. Change step, 2. MARCH. 



At the command march, given as the right foot strikes the 

 ground, advance and plant the left foot, plant the toe of the 

 right foot near the heel of the left, and step off with the left 

 foot. 



The change on the right foot is similarly executed, the com- 

 mand MARCH being given as the left foot strikes the ground. 



TO COUNT FOURS. 



84. Being in line, at the command, COUNT FOURS, all the 

 troopers in the rank except the right trooper execute eyes right 

 and, beginning on the right, count successively 1, 2, 3, 4. 

 Each turns his head and eyes to the front as he counts. 



Fours may be counted at the halt or marching, mounted or 

 dismounted, in line or in column of twos or troopers. • In 

 counting fours in column of twos or troopers the elements 

 count off successively from front to rear in the column and 

 from right to left in each two. Eyes right is not executed 

 when counting fours from column of twos or troopers. 



TO TAKE INTERVALS AND DISTANCES. 



85. Being in b'ne at a halt: 1. Take intervals, to the right 

 (left), 2. MARCH, 3. Squad, 4. HALT. 



At the command march, all face to the right and the leading 

 trooper steps off ; the other men step off in succession, each 

 following the preceding trooper at four paces. 



At the command halt, given when all have their intervals, 

 all halt and face to the front. 

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