Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10

plate accompanying the pardSidpn- Hus
in case the command is Squad right, IL Is
seen that Nos. 3 and move straight to the
front, No. facing to the right in march
ing when in rear Of his file leader, and NO.
4 placing himself abreast of NO 3 and COW
ering his own file leader; in the meantime
Nos and 1 have refused the left shout
der, and by obliquing to the left nave Iel-
lowed No. at facing distance; they race
to the new front, covering their file lead
ers. All continue to mark time on reach
ing their new position until the command,
3, Squad 4 Halt" or, 3, Full step,
4 March" which is given as soon as the
last man has arrived in his new position
Reason for Movement.
The reason for the rear rank moving as
described appears in forming line from col
umn of squads. Nos. (Nos. 2 If the
movement is to be executed to the left)
are on the line to be occupied by the rear
rank after the movement is completed
They are covering in file, and if they move
straight to the front until covering their
file leaders, and then turn strictly In place.
it is plain they are on the straight line
they are to occupy; the other men or the
rear rank place themselves on this line;
the pivots of the front rank. turning
strictly in place. establish similar
straight line for the front rank; the Tor
nation is accurately made, and there is
no necessity for dressing the line.
This description of the turn on fixed
pivot involves a general principle that all
the halt or by 1, Full STEP" 2, March,;
and that these commands are given during
mark time half step Gold short step,
according as the turn is on fixed or NOV
ing pivot, of those who have completed the
movement.
In the turn on moving pivot, which is
used only in changes of direction (the turn
on fixed pivot being used in all changes
from line into column and the reversed, it
is only necessary to remember that the
rear rank turns on the came ground, and
in the same manner as the front rank.
The principal changes in the F1rlngs are
the shortening of commands by emitting
the designation of objective, when once
given, until a change OF objective is de-
sired, and the placing of the preparatory
word squad" or COMPANY Immediately
before the command Fire"
In the School of the Company the cap
tain is posted three PAGES in front OF the
center of his company in both closed and
open ranks.
The habitual formation of the company
is by squad. This should result in an ex-
tension of the idea of permanency and
unity of squad, and in a development of
the responsibility of the squad leader.
AT the formation Of the COMPANY aa , the
bered conSecutively from right to left;
these designations are permanent and DO
not change when, by any movement, the
right becomes the left of the line. or the
head becomes the rear of the column"
THE designation Corporal IS squad
may also be used.
In the School or the Company, EXTENDED
order the changes are more marked.
No Subdivision Of Company.
1.-THE company in battalion is regularly
extended in one echelon; the company act
ing alone, in three"
In other words there is no subdivision of
the company into firing line, support and
reserve, except when the company is act
ing alone 1t is regularly placed as unit
in either the firing line. support or reserve:
this materially simpfifies the formation
for attack by battalion, and allows the
captain to exercise direct supervision
over his entire company. The use of lines
or pIatoons and sections is discarded; the
company goes from close order into line of
squads and then as skirmishers, or else
directly into line of skirmishers.
I'm extended order the post of the cap
TAIN when at a halt, is in rear OF the ceu-
ter Of the company and at such distance as
best enables him to supervise and controf;