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slower gait (or, if halted, remain so) until they can move 

 at the gait of the base to take their i^laces in the column. If 

 an increased gait be- commanded at any time, it is taken at 

 first only by the leader and base or by the leader and those 

 elements that have already moved to enter the column (/). 



((?) In cases not covered by {h) or (c), if the base and other 

 elements have equal distances to go they move at the gait of 

 march or at that indicated in the command (e. g., 1. Platoons 

 right turn, trot; 2. MARCH). 



(e) In cases not covered by (&), (c), or {d) (e. g., assemble 

 from foragers, par. 414), or by some special provision in the 

 description of the corresponding movement (e. g., echelon, par. 

 702) the base maintains the gait of march {a) or takes that of 

 the leader; the other elements move at a correspondingly 

 faster or slower gait as may be necessary for the execution 

 of the movement and on arriving at their places take the 

 gait of the base (par. 338). If a special gait be commanded, 

 it is taken by the base or by the other elements, in accord- 

 ance with the principle stated in (/). 



(/) When the commander indicates a special gait, whether 

 in the preparatory command or during the execution of the 

 movement, the effect is always to hasten the eompletion of 

 the movement. This principle will assist in applying the rules 

 in (h), (c), and (e). 



((/) Changes of gait made by elements, without command, in 

 accordance with the above- rules, are, except as specially indi- 

 cated in the commands, changes of one degree. 



338. Any exceptions to the above rules are noted where they 

 occur. 



339. Gaits for movements on foot. — (a) The general princi- 

 ples of gaits for mounted movements apply to movements on 

 foot with the modifications noted in (b) to (g), below, and 

 such others as are to be readily inferred from the application 

 of the principles of the School of the Trooper, Dismounted. 



(h) No element moves in double time unless the movement 

 be executed when marching in double time or double time be 

 commanded (par. 47) or otherwise indicated by the leader. 

 No trooper increases the length of the step or the cadence 

 unless specially so prescribed. 



