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mand "attention" take the position already 

 described for attention. "Rest." At this 

 command the soldier may speak or do any- 

 thing he likes as long as he keeps one foot on 

 the line. "At Ease." This is like "Rest" 

 except that there must be no talking. 

 "Fall out." At this all may get out of line 

 and do as they please; but they must 

 remain near-by. 



After any of the above commands the in- 

 structor must always bring the company to 

 "attention" before giving them any other 



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is stationary stepping (no advance is made) 

 and is done by lifting the feet only about 

 2 in. at each step. If the command is 

 given while standing still, start stepping 

 with the left foot. "Forward — March." 

 Step forward with the left foot first, 30 in. 

 at each step, arms swinging naturally. 

 "Company— Halt." At the command 

 "Halt," given as either foot strikes the 

 ground, step forward with the other foot 

 and then bring the rear foot up to "atten- 

 tion." "Half step — March." Take steps 



The first command is preparation and the second execution. The first two figures are at "Parade 

 Rest," the third, "Hand — Salute," the fourth, "Rifle — Salute" and the last three are of the 

 "Right Face" and "Left Face," each one making a quarter turn to right or left in two counts 



command. After the command "fall out" 

 he must give them "fall in" to get them at 

 "attention." 



"Hand — Salute." Raise the right hand 

 smartly to the hat brim above the right eye 

 with the forearm at an angle of 45 deg. then 

 lower it smartly. "Rifle — Salute." This 

 command is given only when soldiers have 

 rifles. The left forearm is raised hori- 

 zontally across the body, the palm of the 

 hand downward. "Right — Face." Each 

 one executes a quarter turn to right in two 

 counts. On count 1 turn to right on the 

 right heel and the left toes. On count 2 

 bring the left foot to "attention" (see 

 picture). "Left — Face" is done conversely. 

 "About — Face." This is a half turn and is 

 always done to the right. After the com- 

 mand "Face" is given, place the right foot 

 about 6 in. back of the left with toe of the 

 right shoe on the ground. Now turn on the 

 left heel and right toe half way about. 

 This will bring the heels together at 

 "attention." "Mark time — March." This 



of only 15 in. each. "Backward — March." 

 March backward, start with the left foot, 

 15 in. at each step. When "Company — 

 Halt" is given while marching backward 

 execute it conversely to the marching for- 

 ward. "Right step — March." Step side- 

 ward to right, right foot first, keeping the 

 body to the front. ("Left step" con- 

 versely). "Double time — March." This 

 is the command to run. "Quick time — 

 March." At this command resume the 

 ordinary marching time. 



The command "Halt" or "Mark time" 

 must be given if it is desired to change from 

 marching forward to either backward or 

 side step or the reverse. To keep the 

 company marching in step the instructor 

 counts almost continuously, "One, two, 

 three, four," and when he sees anyone out 

 of step he calls to him, "Get step." Each 

 one is responsible for keeping in line. For 

 this he must constantly give attention to 

 those at his right. If the officer sees any 

 who are out of alinement he calls to them, 



