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mount for a more minute inspection. He also notifies the two 

 senior noncommissioned officers to act as platoon leaders if 

 there nas been a division into platoons. If there be a junior 

 officer of the guard, he takes post at the same time as the 

 senior,- facing to the front 3 yards in front of the guide of the 

 first platoon, and the senior of the two noncommissioned offi- 

 cers acts and takes post as chief of the second platoon. The 

 junior officer of the guard may be directed by the commander 

 of the guard to assist in inspecting the guard. 



860. If there be no officer of the guard the adjutant inspects 

 the guard and during the inspection notifies the senior non- 

 commissioned officer to command the guard and the next two 

 senior noncommissioned officers to serve as platoon leaders. 

 A noncommissioned officer commanding the guard takes the 

 post of the officer of the guard, the next senior noncommis- 

 sioned officer the post of the junior officer of the guard. 



The inspection ended, the adjutant places himself about 30 

 yards in front of and facing the center of the guard and 

 draws saber. The new officer of the day takes post in front 

 of and facing the guard about 30 y-ards from the adjutant. 

 The old officer of the day takes post 3 yards to the right of 

 and 1 yard less advanced than the new officer of the day. 

 The commander of the guard takes post 8 yards in front of 

 the right trooper, facing to the front, and draws saber. 



Tlie adjutant then commands : 1. Draw, 2. SABER, 3. SOUND 

 OFF. 



The band, playing, passes in front of the commander of the 

 guard to the left of the line and back to its post on the right, 

 when it ceases playing. 



The adjutant then commands POSTS, at which platoon 

 leaders take their posts 3 yards in front of the guides of 

 their platoons, facing to the front, and the commander of the 

 guard takes post 6 yards in front of the leader of the center 

 (right) platoon, facing to the front, and the file closers re- 

 sume their places 3 yards in rear of the rank. If there be no 

 junior officer of the guard, the commander of the guard takes 

 post 3 yards in front of the center guide. 



The commander of the guard and the chiefs of piatoon and 

 file closers having taken their posts, the adjutant commands : 

 1. Present, 2. SABER, faces toward the officer of the day, 

 salutes, and then reports, Sir, the guard i9 formed. 



