o change direction.
7. PLATOONS, COLUMN RIGHT, MARCH.
Column Squads to Line of Platoons.
8. SQUADS RIGHT, COLUMN RIGHT, MARCH.
Right by Squads, March.
Line to Column Squads and change direction.
Right guide posts himself and takes 4 short steps. Right Squad
conforms.
9. SQUADS RIGHT, PLATOONS, COLUMN RIGHT, MARCH.
Platoons right by Squads, March.
Line to line of Platoons. Guide same as in 8.
10. SQUADS RIGHT ABOUT, MARCH; Company, Halt.
To face or march to the rear.
_About Face_; Forward, March.
To the rear a few paces.
11. ON RIGHT INTO LINE, MARCH; Company, Halt, Front.
Column Platoons or Squads to line to side.
If executed in double time, leading squad marches double time until
halted.
12. RIGHT FRONT INTO LINE, MARCH; Company, Halt, Front.
Column Platoons or Squads to line (front).
In double time, halting and aligning are omitted. Guide is toward side
of first unit in line. If halted, leader of leading unit commands,
Forward.
13. PLATOONS, RIGHT FRONT INTO LINE, MARCH; Company, Halt, Front.
Column Squads to Column Platoons.
Line of Platoons to Company line.
14. ROUTE STEP, MARCH.
Muzzles kept elevated. Ranks cover, preserve distances. (If halted,
at rest.)
At ease, March. Silence preserved. (Halted, at ease.)
15. RIGHT BY TWOS, MARCH.
All but 2 right files of leading Squad execute in place, Halt.
RIGHT BY FILES, MARCH.
To diminish the front in Column Squads.
16. SQUADS RIGHT FRONT INTO LINE, MARCH.
Twos right front into line, march.
Twos or files, to Column Squads. Leading file or files halt.
N.B.--If right by twos, then left into line or reverse.
DISMISS THE COMPANY.--First Sergeant places himself 3 paces to front.
2 paces from nearest flank, salutes, faces toward opposite flank,
commands, Inspection Arms, Port Arms, Dismissed.
TO FALL IN COMPANY WHEN IT CANNOT BE FORMED BY SQUADS.--Inspection
Arms.
Right Shoulder Arms.
Roll Call. Each man as name is called, executes Order Arms.
FOR MUSTER, COMMANDS ARE: Open Ranks, MARCH, FRONT. (At command Open
Ranks, Rear Rank drops back 4 steps, 5 counts.)
(As mustering officer approaches) Right Shoulder Arm's. Attention to
Muster.
Each man, as name is called, answers "Here" and comes to Order Arms.
Company Commander is on right flank, in same place as "Prepare for
Inspection."
IN ALIGNING COMPANY.--Captain places himself 2 paces from and facing
the f
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