Side Step
Categories:
SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER
Military Handbooks:
The Plattsburg Manual
Being at a halt or mark time: 1. Right (left) step, 2. MARCH.
Carry and plant the right foot 15 inches to the right; bring the left
foot beside it and continue the movement in the cadence of quick time.
The side step is used for short distances only and is not executed in
double time.
If at order arms, the side step is executed at trail without command.