Milford chronicle., 1915-08-27

! Each Scout steps off in a direction forty
/ FIVE degrees 10 the right of his original
front. He preserves his relative posi-
ton, keeping his shoulders parallel to
those of the Scout next on his right, and
50 regulates his steps as to make the
ranks remain parallel to their original
front.
The rear rank con orms to the forego-
ing, each Scout marching so as to cover
his file leader upon resuning the origi-
nal direction.
At the command "halt," the Scouts
halt faced to the front.
To resume the original direction l.
Forward, 3 March, 3. Guide fright or
left).
The Scouts half face to the left in
marching aud then move straight to the
front
At half step or "mark time" while
obliquing the oblique march is resumed
by the commands /. Full step, 3 March.
In the oblique march, the guide is
without indication, always on the side
toward which the oblique is made. On
resuming the direct march in line, the
guide is announced.
These rules rre general. "
The column of files obliques by the
same commands and means
TO MARCH IN DOUBLE TIME.
Being in line at halt l. Forward, 2.
Guide (right or Left, 8. Double time, 4.
March.
TO PASS FROM QUICK TO DOUBLE TIME
AND THE REVERSE.
/. Double time, 2. March.
To resume quick time l. Quick time,
, March.
BEING N LINE, TO MARCH IN COLUMN OF
Twos OR FILES.
These movements are used chiefly when
he Patrol is part of larger organiza-
ion, as the troop. efc., to reduce the ,
ront in order to pass a defi1e; the orig
nal formation is resumed as soon as the Z
Iefile is passed, and in such manner as
lot to invert the numbers of the Patrol.
l. Right (left) by twos, 2. March. |
AT the first command, the rear rank
loses to facing distance, increasing the
ength of step if in march. At the COM
land march, " the two files on the
ight move forward; the two files on the =,
# mark time till disengaged, when thev :
blique to the right in full step and fol-
wv the two files on the right at facing T
istance.
l. Right (left) by file, 2. March. r
At the first command, the rear rank "
oses to facing distance, increasing the p
myth of step If in march. At the COM {
and march, +" all files except the right u
ark time till successfully disengaged. U
hen they oblique to the right in full p
ep and follow the preceding file at fac n
& distance.
Column of files from column of twos is
milarly executed.
ING IN COLUMN OF Twos OR FILES, TO ~ ~
MARCH IN LINE TO THE FRONT. u u
l. Left (right) front into line,2 2. March, II
Full step, a. March,
At the second command, the leading N
o files take the half step; the rear two,
full step, oblique to the left till un- NJ
vered, move up abreast of the leading
o files, and take the half step.
At the fourth command, given when
e left files are in line, the front rank t.
,es the full step and is followed by the
n rank at its proper distance. MI
f in column of files, at the second
nmand, the leading file takes the half T.,
p; the other files oblique to the left nm
uncovered move up abreast of the
ding file and take the half step; the an,
r rank Scouts gain the distance of
-y inches from the front rank as soon De
IoU
he fourth command is given when the !
file is in line. TO
olumn of twOs from column of files is or
ned in a similar manner; the word
-os" precedes the commands; the 7
: rank remains at facing distance. sbo
NINGs TO TURN ON FIXED PIVOT. to
Patrol right Qeft), 2, March, 5. ten
ad, 4. Halt; or,5. Full step, 4. March, sioi
iuide fright or Left. pay
the second command, the pivot
ut marks time turning to the right N
is place; the other front rank Scouts
twice obliquing to the right place +
nselves abreast of the pivot and mark ven
:. The rear rank does not turn as a c;rc
(; the Scouts conform to the move eio,
t of the front rank, place themselves last
ring their file leaders at a distance a "a
orty inches and mark time The sba,
tn command is given when the last II
It arrives in his new position Ste,
rhe turn on fixed pivot" is used in tbat
from line into column and Tde
reverse. 49,
TO TURN on MOVING PIVOT. sire
7. Marching in line: /. Right Left tent