--------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------- Letter of |If signaled from the rear to |If signaled from the firing alphabet. | the firing line. | line to the rear. --------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------- AM |Ammunition going forward. |Ammunition required. CCC |Charge (mandatory at all times).|Am about to charge if no | | instructions to the | | contrary. CF |Cease firing. |Cease firing. DT |Double time or "rush". |Double time or "rush". F |Commence firing. |Commence firing. FB |Fix bayonets. |Fix bayonets. FL |Artillery fire is causing us |Artillery fire is causing | losses. | us losses. G |Move forward. |Preparing to move forward. HHH |Halt. |Halt. K |Negative. |Negative. LT |Left. |Left. O |What is the (R.N. etc.)? |What is the (R.N. etc.)? (Ardois | Interrogatory. | Interrogatory. and | | semaphore | | only.) | | _ _ __ __ _ _ | | |What is the (R.N. etc.)? |What is the (R.N. etc.)? (All | Interrogatory. | Interrogatory. methods | | but ardois | | and | | semaphore.) | | P |Affirmative. |Affirmative. R |Acknowledgment. |Acknowledgment. RN |Range. |Range. RT |Right. |Right. SSS |Support going forward. |Support needed. SUF |Suspend firing. |Suspend firing. T |Target. |Target. --------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------- (2) THE TWO-ARM SEMAPHORE CODE. (See illustrations on pages following.) (_C.I.D.R., No. 13._) TWO-ARM SEMAPHORE CODE. [Illustration] [Illustration] SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER. 48. The instructor explains briefly each movement, first executing it himself if practicable. He requires the recruits to take the proper positions unassisted and does not touch them for the purpose of correcting them, except when they are unable to correct themselves. He avoids keeping them too long at the same movement, although each should be understood before passing to another. He exacts by degrees the desired precision and uniformity.