STACK ARMS.—­Piece of even number front rank:  butt between his feet, barrel to front.  Even number rear rank passes piece to file leader.

TAKE ARMS.—­Loose pieces are returned by even numbers front rank.  If No. 2 of rear rank is absent, No. 1 rear rank takes his place in making or breaking stacks and resumes his post.  Pieces are never stacked with bayonet fixed.

OBLIQUE, MARCH.—­Taught from Right half face.  Half faced to front after obliquing, Forward, March.  If at half step or mark time while obliquing, Oblique, March.

IN PLACE, HALT.—­All halt and stand fast without changing position of pieces.

RESUME MARCH.—­Only given after In place, Halt.

RIGHT TURN.—­Turn on moving pivot is used by subdivisions of a column in executing change of direction.

Each rank successively and on same ground executes movement.  All except pivot man execute two right obliques.  No marking time.  Arriving on new line, all take the half step, glance toward marching flank and take full step without command as last man arrives on the line.

RIGHT HALF TURN.—­Executed in similar manner.

SQUADS RIGHT.—­Turn on fixed pivot is used in all formations from line into column and the reverse.  No half step.  Right flank man faces to right in marching and marks time.  Rest of front rank oblique once to new position.  Step off on 5th step.

SQUAD RIGHT ABOUT.—­Front rank twice executes squads right.

In rear rank, No. 3 with No. 4 abreast of him on his left and followed in column by the second and first moves straight forward until on prolongation of new line he is to occupy; faces to right in marching and proceeds to place.  Then all face to the right in marching, mark time and glance toward marching flank.  As last man arrives on new line all step off without command on 9th step.

Deploying as skirmishers and following the corporal are covered under Company Extended Order.

School of the Company.

The company is the basic fighting and administrative unit, and must be easily handled and capable of promptly carrying out the will of its commander.

Team work among the squads, so that the company can be easily managed as a whole, is the purpose of company drill.

Close order drill is for discipline.

Numerical designations of squads or platoons do not change.

Center squad is middle or right middle squad of the company.

8 (6-11) men = 1 squad. 7 (2-7) squads = 1 platoon. 4 platoons = 1 company (250 men, 6 officers). 4 (2-6) companies = 1 battalion (1,026 officers and men). 3 battalions = 1 regiment (3,755, including medical detachment). 2 regiments = 1 brigade (8,210 officers and men). 2 brigades = 1 division (27,152 officers and men).

First Sergeant when not commanding a platoon is opposite the 3rd file from outer flank of first platoon, in line of file closers.