This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...will be ordered right or left, so as to restore the files to their normal relative positions in column of twos or in column of squads. The movements prescribed in the three preceding paragraphs are difficult of execution at attention and have no value as disciplinary exercises. Marching by twos or files can not be ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...will be ordered right or left, so as to restore the files to their normal relative positions in column of twos or in column of squads. The movements prescribed in the three preceding paragraphs are difficult of execution at attention and have no value as disciplinary exercises. Marching by twos or files can not be executed without serious delay and waste of road space. Every reasonable precaution will be taken to obviate the necessity for these formations. The remainder of the chapter on close order drill, School of the Company, is in general for those well advanced, therefore, unless we are perfectly clear in what we have had so far, let us not go too deeply into these special features until we have more experience. The captain is responsible for the theoretical and practical instruction of his officers and noncommissioned officers, not only in the duties of their respective grades, but in those of the next higher grades. If the left squad contains less than six men, it is either increased to that number by transfers from other squads or is broken up and its members assigned to other squads and posted in the line of file closers. These squad organizations are maintained, by transfers if necessary, until the company becomes so reduced in numbers as to necessitate a new division into squads. No squad will contain less than six men. The company is further divided into two, three, or four platoons, each consisting of not less than two nor more than four squads. In garrison or ceremonies the strength of platoons may exceed four squads. Platoons are assigned to the lieutenants and noncommissioned officers, in order of rank, as follows: 1, right; 2, left; 3, center (right center); 4, left center. The noncommissioned officers next in rank are assigned as guides, o...
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Add this copy of Junior Plattsburg Manual to cart. $18.95, very good condition, Sold by First Choice Books, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coeur D Alene, ID, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Century Co..
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾"; Type: Book This manual is offered to the Preparatory, Public, and High Schools of the United States as a text book on physical and military trarining. More than 250 Black and White photos and diagrams that demonstrate infantry training. Brown covers with a sketch of two soldiers on the front cover. Light shelf and edge wear. Title page has a torn corner. The pages are wavy. 299 pages. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the text.
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