| A hundred years or more after the time of Alfred the Great there was a king of England named Ca-nute. King Canute was a Dane; but the Danes were not so fierce and cruel then as they had been when they were at war with King Alfred. The grea... Read more of KING CANUTE ON THE SEASHORE at Stories Poetry.com |  Informational.caPrivacy |
Military TrainingSummaryWe recommend that each officer become familiar with t... To Halt To arrest the march in quick or double time: 1. Squad... Advance Guards An advance guard is a detachment of the main body whi... Formation It is impossible to lay down any hard-and-fast rule gov... To Follow The Corporal Being assembled or deployed, to march the squad without... To Diminish The Front Of A Column Of Squads Being in column of squads: 1. Right (left) by twos, 2. ... Information For Schools And Colleges Armed With Rifles Model 1898 War Department, Office of the Chief of Staff, Was... The Rain Elves The Rain Elf children had been shut up in their hous... The Logical Way To Estimate The Situation 1st. Consider exactly what you are to do, i.e., your ... The Fire Attack The principles governing the advance of the firing li... |
SCHOOL OF THE SQUADAlignments To align the squad, the base file or files having been established: 1. Right (left), 2. DRESS, 3. FRONT. At the command dress, all men place the left hand upon the hip (whether dressing to the right or left); each man, except the ... To Form The Squad To form the squad the instructor places himself 3 paces in front of where the center is to be and commands: Fall in. The men assemble at attention, pieces at the order, and are arranged by the corporal in double rank, as nearly as... Close Order Drills For several days after reporting you will undergo many hours of close order drill. You will ask yourself, Why is all this mental and physical strain necessary when these exercises are not used in battle? The answer is: they are disc... The Assembly Being deployed: 1. Assemble, 2. MARCH. The men move toward the corporal and form in their proper places. If the corporal continues to advance, the men move in double time, form, and follow him. The assembly while marching to ... To Follow The Corporal Being assembled or deployed, to march the squad without unnecessary commands, the corporal places himself in front of it and commands: FOLLOW ME. If in line or skirmish line, No. 2 of the front rank follows in the track of the corp... Definitions Deploy. To extend the front. A squad deploys when it goes As skirmishers. A company likewise deploys when it goes from column into line. File. Two men, the front rank man and the corresponding man in the rear rank. The front rank... To Dismiss The Squad Being at a halt: 1. Inspection, 2. ARMS, 3. Port, 4. ARMS, 5. DISMISSED. Make a point of becoming sufficiently familiar with the different parts of the rifle to obey the following general rules governing the manual. The followi... The Oblique March For the instruction of recruits, the squad being in column or correctly aligned, the instructor causes the squad to face half right (or half left), points out to the men their relative positions, and explains that these are to be ma... To Load Being in line or skirmish line at halt: 1. With dummy (blank or ball) cartridges, 2. LOAD. At the command load each front-rank man or skirmisher faces half right and carries the right foot to the right, about 1 foot, to such posit... Loadings And Firings The commands for loading and firing are the same whether standing, kneeling, or lying down. The firings are always executed at a halt. When kneeling or lying down in double rank, the rear rank does not load, aim, or fire. The i... |