Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-24

| first month as posted at headquarters
is the following: First week, first three
days: A. NJ, $50 to 6.45. drill for OH
GERS and instructors; to 1880. calls
themes; to S.45, school Of soldier
without arms; 9 to 9.45. same; 10 tt
1890. calisthenics; 1890 to 1915. drill
for officers and instructors; IL to 11.4s
verbal. P. M. l to Las. school OF q
soldier without arms; to 2.45. same
to 3.45, same; 4 to 4.30 calisthenics;
Abs to 5. drill for officers and instruc-
tors only; 100, school to last from one
half to three-quarters of an hour at
time at first and later the time to be
extended. Fourth and fifth days and
morning Of sixth, same as above ex-
cept that the drill from to S,45 A. M.
and 2 to 2.45 P. NJ, will be in the man.
ual of arms.
Some camp guards will probably be
necessary. This should be done by
platoons, and this time on guard used
to the utmost to teach this duty.
Second week: During this week drill
will be in the school of a soldier with
and without arms. the proportion with
arms to be steadily increasing. Com
mencing Thursday one-half hour each
halliday will be pointing and aiming
drill.
A. NJ, $50 to 6.45, drill for officers
and instructors; to 7.30. calisthenics;
s to 9.15. drill: $50 to 1915, verbal;
1890 to 11.45 drill. P. NJ; to 2, drill
for officers and instructors; 100 to ?,
calisthenics: 2.15 to 3.45, drill: to 4.30,
calisthenics; to 5. drill for officers and
instructors; Z, school
Third week: Squads combined in
pairs. Drill will be with arms. Part
Of each day will be pointing and aiming
drill and extended order Beginning
Thursday an aggregate of one-half hour
will be given to bayonet practice. The
drill must be varied, change being made
every Is or 90 minutes.
A. M.-6.30 to 6.45, drill; Z to 40 calls
themes: to s.45. drill for officers; II to
II. As, verbal p. Nj to 3.45, drill; 4 to
Monday and Wednesday, estimating dis
lance: Tuesday and Thursday, entrench-
ing, using the small tools; Friday, in
struction in guard duty by company; T.
school.
Fourth week: Squads are combined into
full platoons. Five or six men from each
are selected to form the signal detach.
ment of the company. These men are re-
quired to do at least one hours work a
day at this from now on until thorough
ly proficient, and are excused from a cor
responding amount of other work, prefer
ably police and close order in the after
noon.
A. M to II, drill, each drill to be di-
vided approximately as to time as fol-
lows: 30 minute pointing and timing
drill, 20 minute bayonet exercise, one
hour close order drill remainder OF time
close order drill; II to IL, drill. all non.
practice and instruction in the use OF
range finder.
P. Nj to I, the best officers of the
company for the work take one-half the
non-commissioned officers of the camp for
work in patrolling. The two sections al
ternate as to days. Remainder of COM
pany will be divided into groups All mus,
have gallery gractice of at least five shots
per man daily. Only one group at tar
get at time. Each group to have estf-
mating distance at least twice during the
twice.
Each group to have one hours instruc-
ton during the week in first aid and care
of the feet during a march. AL to be
taught to form for, and pitch shelter
tent camps.
If the necessary masks and plastrons
are available, practice In bayonet fencing
will be held for each group at least three
times during the week. If no fencing
rifles are available. poles the length OF
the rife and bayonet with a good pad
fastened on the end will answer the pur-
pose If masks are not available bayonet
exercise and close order drill will fill up
the rest of the time In arranging this
work the best man for it should be put
in charge of each class Of work.
4 P NJ on, company formed with full
kit, except rations and ammunition. and
marched, the first day about % minutes,
lengthening the time each day by 10 min
utes.