Chapter 2

Infantry drill regulations; 31
School of the soldier; 31
Instruction without arms; 31
Attention; 32
Position of; 32
Heels together and on a line; 32
Feet turned out equally, forming angle of 45 degrees; 32
Knees extended without stiffness; 32
Trunk erect upon hips; 32
Shoulders falling naturally; 32
Arms hanging naturally; 33
Head erect, chin raised; 33
Rests; 33
Position of rest and at ease; 33
Fall out; 34
Rest; 34
At ease; 34
Parade rest; 34
Eyes right; 34
Right face; 34
Right half face; 34
About face; 34
Hand salute; 34
Forward march; 34
Double time, march; 34
Mark time, march; 34
Half step, march; 34
Right step, march; 34
Squad, halt; 34
By right flank, march; 34
To the rear, march; 34
Change step, march; 34
Manual of arms; 35
Purpose; 35
Commands and cautions; 35
Order, arms; 35
Present, arms; 35
Port, arms; 35
Right shoulder, arms; 35
Left shoulder, arms; 35
Parade, rest; 35
Trail, arms; 35
Rifle salute; 35
Fix bayonet; 35
Unfix bayonet; 36
Inspection arms; 36
School of the squad; 36
Object; 36
Composition of squad; 36
Fall in; 36
Fall out; 36
Count off; 36
Inspection arms--right dress, front; 36
Guide right; 37
Take interval; 37
To reform; 37
Take distance; 37
Assemble, march; 37
Stack arms; 37
Take arms; 37
Oblique, march; 37
In place, halt; 37
Resume march; 38
Right turn; 38
Right half turn; 38
Squads right; 38
Squad right about; 38
School of the company; 38
Object; 38
Composition; 39
Fall in; 39
Platoon movements; 40
Leading platoon; 40
Rear platoon; 40
Questions which come up in daily military life; 40
Answers; 41
Insignia; 41
For second lieutenants; 41
Company right, march; 42
Platoons right, march; 42
Squads right, march; 42
Right turn, march; 42
Column right, march; 42
Platoons, column right, march; 42
Squads right, column right, march; 42
Squads right, platoons, column right, march; 42
Squads right about, march; 43
Right into line, march; 43
Right front into line, march; 43
Platoons, right front into line, march; 43
Route step, march; 43
Right by twos, march; 43
Squads right front into line, march; 43
Dismiss the company; 43
To fall in company when it cannot be formed by squads; 44
For muster; 44
In aligning company; 44
To march squad without unnecessary commands; 44
As skirmishers, march; 44
Assemble, march; 45
Kneel; 45
Lie down; 45
Rise; 45
Loadings and firings; 45
Arming; 45
Sight-setting announced; 45
Fire at will; 45
Clip fire; 45
Unload; 45
Extended order; 45
Corporal cautions; 46
Left face; 46
Company right; 46
Deployments; 46
As skirmishers, guide right, march; 46
To deploy from column or squad; 46
Assemble, march; 47
Platoons, assemble; 47
Platoons, columns; 47
Squad columns; 47
No. 1's forward, march; 48
Captain points out new line; 48
Disadvantage; 48
Advantage; 48
Being in skirmish line; 48
By platoon; 48
Commands; 48
School of the Battalion; 49
Basis; 49
Arrangement; 49
Number; 49
Center; 49
Band; 49
Dressing; 49
To form the battalion; 49
Other than ceremonies; 49
For ceremonies; 49
To dismiss the battalion; 50
To rectify the alignment; 50
To rectify the column; 50
Helpful hints to beginners; 50
In column of squads; 50
In column of companies; 51
Line of companies; 53
In battalion line; 54
Inspections; 55
Special points of company; 55
Battalion inspection; 56
Regimental inspection; 56
Ceremonies; 56
Battalion review; 56
Battalion parade; 57
Regimental parade; 58
Regimental review; 58
Fire direction; 58
Fire control; 58
Fire discipline; 58
The colonel; 59
Position; 59
Duties; 60
The major; 60
Position; 60
The general; 61
Duties; 61
Special; 62
Battalion staff; 63
Positions; 63
Duties; 64
Position; 65
Duties: before fire action; 65
during the action; 65
Buglers; 66
Position; 66
Duties; 66
Must be proficient in; 67
Range estimators; 67
Platoon leader; 68
Position; 68
Duties; 68
Thereafter; 69
First sergeant; 70
Guides; 70
General rules; 70
Equipment; 70
Close order; 71
Taking intervals and distances; 71
To form the company; 72
Alignments; 72
Exercise for; 74
Result; 74
Platoon Guides; 75
Position; 75
Duties; 75
Corporal; 76
Position; 76
Duties; 76
Thereafter; 76
The private; 78
Position; 78
Duties; 79
Packs; 81
Cartridge belt; 81
To attach first-aid pouch; 82
To attach canteen cover; 82
To attach pack carrier to haversack; 82
To attach cartridge belt to haversack; 83
To attach bayonet scabbard to haversack; 83
To attach intrenching tool carrier to haversack; 83
To assemble the full equipment (without rations); 84
To make the pack; 85
To assemble the pack; 85
To assemble the full equipment (with rations); 86
To make the pack; 86
To assemble the pack; 86
To adjust to the soldier; 86
To assemble full equipment, less the pack (with
rations); 87
To assemble full equipment, less the pack (without
rations); 88
To discard pack without removing equipment from
body; 88
Care of equipment; 89
Leather; 89
Woolen clothes; 89
Mending; 89
Cloth equipment--dry cleaning; 89
Washing; 89
Instructions on making packs; 89
Methods; 89
Adjusting cartridge belt; 90
Distribution of intrenching tools in the squad; 90