mands _front_ when the
alignments have been verified.

When _front into line_ is executed in double time the commands for
halting and aligning are omitted and the guide is toward the side of
the first unit in line.

_AT EASE AND ROUTE STEP._

190. The column of squads is the habitual column of route, but _route
step_ and _at ease_ are applicable to any marching formation.

191. To march at route step: 1. _Route step_, 2. _MARCH_. Sabers are
carried at will or in the scabbard; the men carry their pieces at
will, keeping the muzzles elevated; they are not required to preserve
silence, nor to keep the step. The ranks cover and preserve their
distance. If halted from route step, the men stand _at rest_.

192. To march at ease: 1. _At ease_, 2. _MARCH_.

The company marches as in route step, except that silence is
preserved; when halted, the men remain _at ease_.

193. Marching at route step or at ease: 1. _Company_, 2. _ATTENTION_.

At the command _attention_ the pieces are brought to the right
shoulder and the cadenced step in quick time is resumed.

_TO DIMINISH THE FRONT OF A COLUMN OF SQUADS._

194. Being in column of squads: 1. _Right (left) by twos_, 2. _MARCH_.

At the command _march_ all files except the two right files of the
leading squad execute _in place halt_; the two left files of the
leading squad oblique to the right when disengaged and follow the
right files at the shortest practicable distance. The remaining squads
follow successively in like manner. (_C.I.D.R., No. 2._)

195. Being in column of squads or twos: 1. _Right (left) by file_, 2.
_MARCH_.

At the command _march_, all files execute _in place halt_ except the
right file of the leading two or squad. The left file or files of the
leading two or squad oblique successively to the right when disengaged
and each follows the file on its right at the shortest practicable
distance. The remaining twos or squads follow successively in like
manner. (_C.I.D.R., No. 2._)

196. Being in column of files or twos, to form column of squads; or,
being in column of files, to form column of twos: 1. _Squads (Twos),
right (left) front into line_, 2. _MARCH_.

At the command _march_, the leading file or files halt. The remainder
of the squad, or two, obliques to the right and halts on line with the
leading file or files. The remaining squads or twos close up and
successively form in rear of the first in like manner.

The movement described in this