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then resume the right shoulder, face toward the new corporal, 

 and step back so as to allow the relief to pass in front of them. 

 The new corporal then commands: "1. Forward, 2. MARCH"; 

 the old sentinel takes his place in rear of the relief as it passes 

 liim, his piece in the same position as those of the relief. 

 Tlie new sentinel stands fast at a right shoulder until the relief 

 has passed six paces beyond him, when he walks his post. 

 The corporals take their places as the relief passes them, 



112. Mounted sentinels are posted and relieved in accord- 

 ance with the same principles. 



113. On the return of the old relief, the corporal of the new 

 guard falls out when the relief halts ; the corporal of the old 

 guard forms his relief on the left of the old guard, salutes,' and 

 reports to the commander of his guard : " Sir, the relief is 

 present"; or "Sir, (so-and-so) is absent," and takes his place 

 in the guard. 



114. To post a relief other than that which is posted when 

 the old guard is relieved, its corporal commands : 



1. (Such) relief, 2. FALL IN; and if arms are stacked, they 

 are taken at the proper commands. 



The relief is formed facing to the front, with arms at an 

 order, the men place themselves according to the numbers of 

 their respective posts, viz, two, four, six, and so on, in the 

 front rank, and one, three, five, and so on, in the rear rank. 

 The corporal, standing about two paces in front of the center 

 of his relief, then commands : CALL OFF. 



The men call off as prescribed. The corporal then com- 

 mands : 1. Inspection, 2. ARMS, 3. Order, 4. ARMS; faces the 

 commander of the guard, executes the rifle salute, reports: 

 "Sir, the relief is present"; or "Sir, (so-and-so) is absent"; 

 he then takes his place on the right at order tirms. 



115. ^^■hen the commander of the guard directs the corporal, 

 Post your relief, the corporal salutes and posts his relief as 

 proscribed (Pars. 108 to 111) ; the corporal of the relief on 

 post does not go with the new relief, except when necessary to 

 s!iow the way. 



116. To dismiss the old relief, it is halted and faced to the 

 front at the guardhouse by the corporal of the new relief, who 

 then falls out; the corporal of the old relief then steps in 

 front of the relief and dismisses it by the proper commands. 



