The arms are raised to a position horizontal with
the waist-line, fingers clenched. The run is
as natural as possible.
At the command, “March!” given as, the
right foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the
left foot, turn to the right-about on the balls of
both feet, and immediately step off with the left foot.
At the command, “Halt!” given as either
foot strikes the ground, plant the other foot as in
marching; raise and place the first foot by the side
of the other. If in “Double Time,”
drop the hands by the sides.
At the command, “March!” given as either
foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the other
foot; bring up the foot in the rear and continue the
cadence by alternately raising each foot about two
inches and planting it on line with the other.
Being at a halt, at the command, “March!”
raise and plant the feet in position as prescribed
above.
At the command, “March!” given as the
right foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the
left foot; plant the toe of the right foot near the
heel of the left and step off with the left foot.
The change as the left foot strikes the ground is
similarly executed.
Raise slightly the left heel and right toe; face to
the right, turning on the right heel, assisted by
a slight pressure on the ball of the left foot; place
the left foot by the side of the right. “Left
Face” is executed on the left heel in a corresponding
manner.
Carry the toe of the right foot about half a foot-length
to the rear and slightly to the left of the left heel
(without changing the position of the left foot);
face to the rear, turning to the right on the left
heel and right toe; place the right heel by the side
of the left. There is no left “About Face.”
At this command all except the right files (the two
men forming the extreme right end of the company as
drawn up in two lines) execute “Eyes Right”;
then, beginning on the right, the men in each rank
count one, two, three, four—one, two, three,
four, etc. As each man calls off his squad
number he turns head and eyes to the front.
Attention!
This is the regular military position. Heels
together, the feet at an angle of forty-five degrees;
hands at the sides, thumbs along seam of the trousers;
neck back, chin in, chest out. (See Fig. 1.)
