1.  Must accompany company commander on inspection of trenches one
      day previous to occupying them.
   2.  Make necessary reliefs for his men in his segment.
   3.  Make a plan of defense and counterattack for his position or
      approve the one left there.
   4.  Establish sniping posts and arrange reliefs.
   5.  Establish Listening Posts and arrange reliefs.
   6.  Assign non-commissioned officer to duty with platoon and arrange
      relief.
   7.  Instruct every man as to his place in case of attack.
   8.  Establish liaison with platoons on both flanks; and one runner
      to Company Headquarters.
   9.  Have one platoon guide report to Company Headquarters on day his
      platoon is to be relieved.
  10.  On completion of posting his platoon, report to his company
      commander.
  11.  Turn over to platoon relieving him all orders and data
      pertaining to his position.
  12.  Be especially attentive to rigid military discipline; i.e.,
      every soldier to be neat; equipment must be clean at all times;
      to render the required salute when not observing or firing at
      the enemy.
  13.  Have one non-commissioned officer on duty at all times.
  14.  To inspect rifles, equipment and latrines twice daily.
      (a) To have at least one latrine in working order at all times.
      (b) To have a sentry on duty at each platoon dugout at all
          times.
      (c) Establish one Observation Post in daytime.
  15.  In Front Line Trenches: 
      (a) No smoking or talking to be allowed at night.
      (b) Every man to wear his equipment except packs.
      (c) Have rifle within reaching distance.
      (d) All reliefs to be within kicking distance of soldier on
          duty.
  16.  Inspect at “Stand to” and report results to Company
      Headquarters, especially if each man has 170 rounds of
      ammunition and necessary grenades and bombs.
  17.  To be especially attentive to sanitation and care of the men’s
      feet.
  18.  To have one (1) watcher and relief on duty at all times near
      platoon dugouts.
  19.  To get a good field of fire to his front and to cover the sector
      of each platoon on his flanks.
  20.  Make requisition for material.
  21.  To see that all of his men are properly fed.
  22.  Report to company commander when relieved.
  23.  Must know what every man is doing at all times.

Duties of Non-Commissioned Officer on Duty (Each Platoon).

   1.  To make frequent inspections of the position occupied by his
      platoon.
   2.  To be responsible that each soldier knows his duties.
   3.  To report anything of special importance to officer on duty.
   4.  On being relieved to report with the new non-commissioned
      officer to the officer on duty.
   5.  After posting sentinels