Evening journal., 1917-09-05
LESSON No. 70.
CLOSE ORDER DRILL

fFTcceQlDR Lessons !. AoNf fo>t ~
Honor. .. Making Good as a Soldier. B
Nine Soldierly Qualities. a. Gettins
Ready for Camp. 3. First Days 10
Camp. 6. Cleanliness in Camp. T. Your
Health. g. Marching and Care OF feet,
;. Your Equipment and Arms. TO- Re
creation IN Camp. A. Playing tho
Game. 70. Team Work in the Army.
l3. Grouping Men into Teams. "a. The
ream Leaders. IS. Fighting Arms OF
NE Service. sc. Staff Branches OF the
Service. J. 81. stan Branches of the
service, II. IS. Army Insignia. 80 The
Army System Of Training.
Close-order formations are seldom
lsed IN actual ighting; nevertheless,
hey should be thoroughly mastered.
they have been worked out during
scnturies Of experience as thc best
means OF training men in soldlerly
habits OF thought and action. They
each precision, teamwork. and that
prompt and unhesitstlng obedience
Which Is so necessary 10 military con-
rol. The fact that you and your com
AIDES are thoroughly drilled will b3
your best protection IN the hour OF
battle. 70 Will give every man CONF
ience in himself and in his comrades
ind Will insure steadfastness in the
ace OF the enemy.
However. clOsf-order drill viii not
Weld these resulis-it viii be worse
han useless unless 10 Is learned thor
lughly and practised with snap and
precision. You must drill. drill. drill.
t is one OF the most essential steps
in your training. Enter these drills
with enthusiasm. Try 10 make a dis
met Improvement every day.
trades Of Close-OrdeP Drill.
There arc four sections or grades OF
,lose-order drill which are called
school OF the soldier. school W the
squad. school OF the company. school
9f the battalion. The word school" as
here used, means a fixed method OF
raining.
Fist OF an, you will get the training
included under the school Of the SOL
der This training is in turn divided
nto two parts instruction without
ums and the Manual Of Arms.
The very ilrst thing you viii learn
The position OF The soldier, which
las already been explained IN lesson a,
hen you VIII be shown. among olher
'hings. how TO face 60 the right or left
pr about IN a soldlorly manner, how 10
lalute properly and how Co march.
The Manual OF Arms takes you
step further 70 teaches you how to
handle Your rifle properly. 10 does
not, however. include practice in firing
Or In bayonei combat.
Ia the school OF the squad You will
execute an the movements learned In
the school OF the soldier: in addition
you viii learn TO keep your correct
place in ranks. to STACK and take srms
and 20 march as q squad. The school
lf the squad includes also some nrac-
Ice in eXtcnded-order drill.
The school ~ tho rnmpo~v earri -a
You still further in YOUR training IN
'hc closc-ofdcf drii 5000 N,it gu,
10 march In line and In column snu
10 execute number OF simple but
very important movements. Most OF
these movements are by squads. that
Is 10 say. they simply apply Go mum
Der OF squads working together. th,
same commands and movements al
ready learned IN tho school OF On,
squad.
school Of the Battalion.
The school OF tho battalion IN turr
applies on somewhat larger scale IN,
movements YOU have learned In IN,
school OF the company. The command.
or the major will be repeated 10 yot
by your own captain, or through hin
by your platoon commander.
Tho battalion is the largest unit ~
which an officer can make his com
mands heard and clearly understood b,
al the men; hence. it is the larges
unit in which There is instruction N
close-order drill. Regiments. brigades
and larger units are controlled through
orders given 90 commanding officer.
which they carry out by issuing Other
commands or orders 90 The officers OF
men Immediately under their control
a very important thing for Won &c
remember Is that this progressiv,
training in the ciose-order drill is an
based upon some very sirAple move.
menis which you Will learn in fhr
school OF the soldier and tho schoo
or the squad. n you gct these basic
movements right SO that YOU can per
form them exactly and promptly and
yon ought 20 be able 90 learn This ir
E very short time you need have nc
fear OF the complicated movements ol
The school OF The company and lht
school Of The battalion. Tn reality