Arms Bend
Arms Wing
Arms Fling
Arms Cross
Shoulder-grinding
Attention!
Stride Stand
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right
and left)
Body-turning
Crouch (Quarter-bend)
Attention!
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Bring men into company line and “count off.”
Explain “squad” formation. March
mile and a quarter in column of squads. Take a
stiffer grade. No talking in ranks. Keep
to thirty-inch stride and give it a regular beat.
No sloppiness. Make it a firm, steady march, and
keep urging the men to breathe deeply and steadily.
Attention!
Right Face
Left Face
About Face
Repeat
Attention!
Balancing (On one foot—to right
and left)
Stride Stand
Heel-raising
Body-bending Sideways
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Company formation. Count off. “Squads
Right—March!” Mile and a quarter.
Silence in ranks. Erect carriage. Hips back.
Deep breathing. Steady thirty-inch stride.
Stiff incline. No lagging, but take it much the
same as on the level. On the way, in some five
minutes after the grade has been covered, give them
“Double Time” for about twenty steps.
[Illustration: Effect of these
exercises, showing even muscular
development]
Attention!
Right Face
Left Face
About Face
Repeat
Attention!
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right
and left)
Stride Stand
Crouch (Quarter-bend)
Attention!
Arms Cross
Arms Stretch
Palms Front
Bring Arms Downward and Backward
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Company formation. Count off. “Squads
Right—March!” While marching explain
to them “To the Rear—March,”
and have them do it three or four times. Distance
mile and a half, with same hill work as before.
Give them “Double Time” for twenty steps
twice during the march.
Attention!
Forward—March (Three steps
and come to “Attention!”)
Same Steps Backward
Same Steps Sideways
Make Complete Square (Three steps forward,
three to the right,
three backward, and three
to the left)
Hips Firm
Neck Firm
Body Prone
Body Backward Bend
Body Sideways Bend
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
