The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-03

PLETELY ABOUT.
We now return to the squad for fur
Their instruction therein. Squad
right" which was explained in the thir-
teenth article of this series, is at once
q movement so difficult and so impor-
tant-impOrtant as the basis for chang
Ing the front of a platoon or company
that it would be beneficial to go over
It again in preparation for squad right
about"
In squad right" the right man on
the front rank. at the command
HMARCH!' faces to the right in march
ing and marks time. He must cease
absolutely to advance until the move
ment is completed. If he inches for
ward, he then ceases to be a fixed
pivot ;" and unless squad right" is per-
formed upon fixed pivot, the squads
will not fit together properly when a
column of squads swings into COM
pany front. If, however, the pivot man
turns upon the fixed spot and marks
time, as he should, the various squads
in company front will slip into place
ike boards with tongues and grooves.
At the command of execution,
MARCH" the three other front-rank
men oblique to the right, place them
selves abreast of the pivot man, and
mark time. They do not stumble into
position in loose and sagging circles.
Each of these movements should be
precise and military. Otherwise, the
squad formation will be as slack as
the movement of the slackest man.
In the rear rank, the third man from
the right (No. 3, in the "count off') (,
followed in column by Nos. 2 and 1,
moves straight to the front until he
finds himself Immediately to the rear
of his front rank man. Nos. 2 and
place themselves behind their front
rank men likewise. Then all face to
the right in marching and mark time.
The other man of the rear rank-No.
4moves straight to the front, at the
side of No. 8 for four PAGES and places
himself abreast of the man on his
right. Each man, as he reaches the
new line, glances toward the march.
Ing flank-that is, those still to come
on to the new line-while he marks
time, and when the last man arrives
on the line, both ranks proceed with
forward march" without further com
mand.
For the guidance of the squad
members, the movement has beer
worked out in six counts-at the quicl
time cadence of 120 steps a minute
from the command MARCH" Ir
other words, if each man will perform
his appointed task while counting six
including the marking time, the squad
will be ready to advance in the new
direction upon the sixth count.
Squads left" is, of course, exc
cuted as above with the fourth mar
In the front rank as the fixed pivot
Now, in order completely to reverse
the front Of company and the direc
ton of march, squads right" Qeft)
about" is executed. At this com
mand, the pivot man (No. 1, from
rank) executes squad right" twice
He does not, however, make this {
sloppy merger Of the two, but starts
the second squad right" when thu
last man in the front rank on the frs
squad right" has arrived abreast O.
the rank. They execute the movement
in two distinct counts Of six.
The front rank moves then, as IL
squad right" The movement Of thu
rear rank, however, is somewhat differ
ent from the same ranks task in "squat
right" and this difference should b.
carefully noted. Thus, in the rear rank
the third man from the right-No. 3
followed by No. 2 and No. in col
umn, moves straight to the front unit
on the prolongation of the line a.
inches in the rear Of the front rank
to be occupied by the rear rank
changes direction to the right; move
in the new direction until he, and Nos
2 and 1 also, are each in rear of hi
| respective front rank man, when al
face toward the right in marching
mark time, and glance toward tn
marching flank.
The fourth man marches on the lef
| of the third man to his new posi-
ton, and, as he arrives on tn
| line, both ranks execute "forwar'
march"-on the second count Of six
| without further command.