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Military TrainingSnake BiteIn snake bites the poison acts quickly. Treatment:... Sallie Hicks's Forefinger Sallie Hicks was a little girl who was good most of ... Bombs And Hand Grenades The present European War has revived the use of hand ... Position Of A Soldier At Attention No. 1. Eyes to the front. Hands hang naturally. Rest ... Mr Crow Goes And Tells Mr. Coon and Mr. Possum lived near each other in the... Little Pitcher-man On a pantry shelf there once lived a funny squatty-l... Infantry Drill Regulations 1911 FOR USE WITH THE UNITED STATES RIFLE, MODEL, 1917 (... Guard Duty Guards are used in camp or garrison to preserve order... Outposts The size and disposition of the outpost will depend u... The Fire Attack The principles governing the advance of the firing li... |
The Plattsburg Manual Advanced TrainingExtinguishing Burning Clothes Treatment: Lie down on the floor and roll up as tightly as possible in a rug blanket, etc., leaving only the head out. If nothing can be obtained in which to wrap yourself, lie down and roll over slowly and at the same time beat out... Reserve The reserve follows the support at several hundred yards' distance. It consists of the remainder of the infantry and engineers, the artillery, and the ambulance company. The artillery usually marches near the head of the reserve, th... Advance Guards An advance guard is a detachment of the main body which precedes and covers it on the march. Its duties are: (1) To guard against surprise and furnish information by reconnoitering to the front and flanks. (2) To push back s... Rapid Fire Target This target is always used with the battle sight at 200, 300, and 500 yards rapid fire. Battle sight is the position of the rear sight when the leaf is laid down, which is the habitual position of the rear sight leaf at drill. It ... Establishing The Outpost The outpost is posted as quickly as possible, so that the troops can the sooner obtain rest. Until the leading outpost troops are able to assume their duties, temporary protection, known as the march outpost, is furnished by the nea... Strength The strength of the patrol will generally depend on its mission and on the number of messages that it will probably send back. The larger the patrol the greater the probability of the enemy seeing it. On the other hand, if it is too... The Fire Attack The fire attack commences when the infantry in the firing line first opens fire and it usually ends with the charge. A charge is sometimes not necessary because the enemy withdraws from his position. The fire attack does not start u... To Unload Unload: Take the position of load, turn the safety lock up and move the bolt alternately backward and forward until all the cartridges are ejected. After the last cartridge is ejected the chamber is closed by pressing the follower d... Snake Bite In snake bites the poison acts quickly. Treatment: Apply a tourniquet between the wound and the heart so as to stop the circulation and prevent the system from absorbing the poison. Get out your knife and make a couple of cross cu... Support Following the advance cavalry is the support, varying in strength from one fourth to one half of the advance guard. In mixed commands it consists of infantry, to which engineers may be attached. If there is no advance cavalry, some ca... |