5. The brigade major will take command, and, after inspecting the guards, will give the words ORDER ARMS and STAND AT EASE. NON-COMMISSIONED } All the serjeants commanding guards will OFFICERS } slope arms and move out two paces in front of COMMANDING } the line, the right-hand men of the rear-ranks GUARDS, } of guards filling up the intervals left by TO THE FRONT. } their commanders. { The drums will play a quick march. The { serjeants will step off, and when near the { saluting base on which the guards are to { march past, they will receive the words QUICK--MARCH. { INWARDS--TURN, on which the serjeant in the INWARDS--TURN. { centre will halt, and turn about. The remaining { serjeants will turn inwards, and will halt { and turn towards the line after closing on the { centre serjeant. The drums will cease playing { before the command INWARDS TURN is given. ORDER--ARMS. } STAND AT--EASE. } The guards and serjeants will then be } directed to order arms and stand at ease. 6. The drums will beat the assembly, marching across the parade; they will march through the intervals of the band, countermarch, and halt in rear of it. 7. As the assembly commences, the officers for duty will fall in three paces in front of the serjeants, and about three paces from each other, with carried swords. The brigade major will then deliver the parole and countersign to the commanders of guards, and point out the guards they are respectively to command. 8. When sufficient officers are present for duty, there should be a captain and lieutenant, besides the lieutenant to carry the Colour, with the right guard, which will form the escort to receive the Colour. When there are not sufficient officers, the captain and lieutenant for the Colour only will be with the right guard; and the lieutenant commanding the second guard will take command of the escort when it goes for the Colour, moving in front of the centre of the first guard. The other officers will be distributed among the remaining guards; and the captain or other officer commanding a guard will be three paces in front of the second file from the right; the lieutenant to carry the Colour three paces in front of the centre; if another lieutenant be present, he will be in a similar position in front of the left. 9. The brigade major having called the guards to attention, will order them to fix bayonets, slope arms. He will then hand the detail of duties over to the field officer of the day, who will take the command of the parade, and proceed as follows:--