306 MANUAL FOE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



At trail, platoons (or guard) right turn, 2. MARCH; 3. Guard, 

 4. HALT. 



The guard marches in quick time past the officer of the day, 

 according to the principles as when mounted. 



While the band is sounding off and while the guard is 

 marching in review, the officers of the day stand at parade 

 rest with arms folded. They take this position when the 

 adjutant comes to parade rest, resume the attention with him, 

 again take the parade rest at the first note of the march in 

 review, and resume attention as the head of the column ap- 

 proaches. 



(/) If the guard be not divided into platoons, the adjutant 

 commands : 1. At trail, guard right turn, 2. MARCH, 3. Guard, 

 4. HALT, and it passes in review as explained ; the commander 

 of the guard is 3 paces in front of its center guide. 



Section 21. Relieving the Old Guard. 



360. As the new guard approaches the guardhouse, the old 

 guard is formed in line, with its field music three paces to its 

 right ; and, when the field music at the head of the new guard 

 arriA'es opposite its left, the commander of the new guard 

 commands: 1. Eyes, RIGHT; the commander of the old guard 

 commands: 1. Present, 2. ARMS; commanders of both guards 

 salute. The new guard marches in quick time past the old 

 guard. 



When the commander of the new guard is opposite the field 

 music of the old guard, he commands : FRONT; the commander 

 of the old guard commands : 1. Order, 2. ARMS, as soon as the 

 new guard shall have cleared the old guard. 



The field music having marched three paces beyond the field 

 music of the old guard, changes direction to the right, and, 

 followed by the guard, changes direction to the left when on 

 a line with the old guard ; the changes of direction are with- 

 out command. The commander of the guard halts on the 

 line of the front rank of the old guard, allows his guard to 

 majf'ch past him, and, when its rear approaches, forms it in 

 line to the left, establishes the left guide three paces to the 

 right of the field music of the old guard, and on a line with 

 the front rank, and then dresses his guard to the left; the 



