the physical exercise and outdoor life of the
soldier, means good digestion, strength, hardiness and endurance.

A sound body is, indeed, one of the greatest blessings of life.

The Trained Soldier

=23.= Look at the trained soldier on the following page; study him
carefully from top to bottom, and see what military training does for
a man.

[Illustration: THE TRAINED SOLDIER

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIM, EH?]

PART I

DRILLS, EXERCISES, CEREMONIES AND INSPECTIONS

CHAPTER I

INFANTRY DRILL REGULATIONS

(To include Changes No. 20, Aug. 18, 1917.)

DEFINITIONS

(The numbers following the paragraphs are those of the Drill
Regulations, and references in the text to certain paragraph
numbers refer to these numbers and not to the numbers preceding
the paragraphs.)

(NOTE.--Company drills naturally become monotonous. The monotony,
however, can be greatly reduced by repeating the drills under
varying circumstances. In the manual of arms, for instance, the
company may be brought to open ranks and the officers and
sergeants directed to superintend the drill in the front and rear
ranks. As the men make mistakes they are fallen out and drilled
nearby by an officer or noncommissioned officer. Or, the company
may be divided into squads, each squad leader drilling his squad,
falling out the men as they make mistakes, the men thus fallen out
reporting to a designated officer or noncommissioned officer for
drill. The men who have drilled the longest in the different
squads are then formed into one squad and drilled and fallen out
in like manner. The variety thus introduced stimulates a spirit of
interest and rivalry that robs the drill of much of its monotony.

It is thought the instruction of a company in drill is best
attained by placing special stress on squad drill. The
noncommissioned officers should be thoroughly instructed,
practically and theoretically, by one of the company officers and
then be required to instruct their squads. The squads are then
united and drilled in the school of the company.--Author.)

DEFINITIONS

=24. Alignment:= A straight line upon which several elements are
formed, or are to be formed; or the dressing of several elements upon
a straight line.

[Illustration: Fig. 1

NOTE.--The line A-B, on which a body of troops is formed or is to be
formed, or the act of dressing a