1. “Guard,” “withdrawals,” “thrusts,” “parries,” and the “jab” will be taught first with the left, then with the right foot forward. 2. The position from which the “short thrust” is made is shown in Plate IV. All short thrusts will be practised from this position. Except after a thrust into a dummy, make a momentary pause in this position so as to break men of the habit of drawing back the rifle from the guard before making the thrust. 3. From the outset squads will be frequently practised in charging for short distances in the open as a strengthening exercise for the legs and a quickening exercise. 4. A target at which to thrust will always be named when working by word of command; it will be indicated by the position of hand when working in class and be clearly marked on all dummies. 5. When working in ranks, the distance apart must be sufficient to avoid all danger of accident when the thrusts are being made. When thrusts have been made advancing, the ranks will change position by coming to the high port, doubling past each other right shoulder to right shoulder and turning about. When working against dummies, men will always continue the movement past the dummy, which they will leave on their right. 6. The “withdrawal,” once taught, will be made after each thrust. After a thrust advancing rear foot or on the advance, the hand will always be moved up the rifle, but in the first and second practices, since the arm and body are already stretched to their full extent, and the left hand cannot move farther forward, the hand will be shifted after the withdrawal from the long thrust. [Illustration] 7. All sticks must be padded at one end. 8. In the third practice, the thrusts will also be practised deliberately and progressively on dummies placed, as a preparation for the Final Assault Course, in positions of increasing difficulty; _e.g._, on parapets and steps of shallow trenches, and in fire and communicating trenches. 9. Scabbards will not be removed from the bayonet except for thrusting at dummies. CHAPTER VI PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION. 1. Intervals, distances, positions. 2. Explain hand-to-hand fighting, and inculcate the spirit of the bayonet. LESSON I. 3. Guard. 4. Order. 5. High Port. First practice (in class, by word of command). 6. “Long thrust.” 7. “Withdrawal” (_a_) after stationary thrust, (_b_) after thrust, advancing rear foot (Plate III) (first demonstrated by instructor on a dummy). 8. Oblique long thrust. [Illustration] 9. Long thrust, followed by long thrust advancing rear foot. 10. Vulnerable spots explained; region of kidney shown; class practised in making thrusts at these. Second practice (class working by eye): 11. Long thrust. 12. Long thrust, followed by long thrust advancing rear foot. 13. Varied direct and oblique long thrusts at thrusting ring. Third practice (thrusting at dummy): 14. Long thrust (Plate II). 15. Long thrust advancing rear foot. 16. Advancing long thrust.