Great Britain. Army -- Infantry -- Drill and tactics
11. Except at ceremonial drill, the men will take up their own dressing
in all formations.
12. Unless otherwise ordered, men moving to the right in fours or file
will march by the left, and when moving to the left, by the right. A
company column or column of half-companies will dress and march by the
left unless otherwise ordered. In all other formations the flank by
which men are to dress and march will be named.
13. The cautions and words of command printed in CAPITALS
are given by the company commander, those in _italics_ by the
subordinate leaders.
=61.= _Inspection and telling-off._
The company will fall in by the left for inspection on its private
parade ground as in Plate V. The company commander will give the order
TELL OFF BY SECTIONS, when the section commanders will number
off their commands from the leading section. On the command TELL
OFF BY SQUADS, the squad commanders will number off their squads
consecutively from No. 1, the right squad of the leading section, to
No. 8, the left squad of the rear section.
FIX--BAYONETS.
The inspecting officer will pass down the ranks to see that the
appointments, clothing, &c., are clean, and in good order.
UNFIX--BAYONETS. FOR INSPECTION. PORT--ARMS.
The officer will inspect the breech action, and here and there examine
a barrel by looking down it, the men acting as laid down in the Rifle
Exercises,[6] S. =12=. On the completion of the inspection the
right squad commanders will close their squads on to the left squads.
The company will then be proved as follows:--
BY SECTIONS--NUMBER.
FORM--FOURS. FORM--TWO-DEEP.
The company will be turned about and proved as above. When proved, it
will be again turned about.
If the company is to drill in battalion it will then be marched to the
battalion place of assembly.
=62.= _The formation of fours._
In forming fours, the men will move as in Squad Drill, S. =40=.
On the word RIGHT (_or_ LEFT) the subalterns and supernumeraries will
turn in the required direction, and the squad commanders will place
themselves on the directing flank on the leading and rear sections of
fours of their sections.
=63.= _Changing ranks._
When the company turns about the ranks are thereby changed, as in
Squad Drill, S. =37=, but sections are not to be retold off. The
commander will gain his position by moving round the outer flank.
Super-numeraries will conform, passing through the ranks by the outer
flanks of their sections, the squad commanders making way by placing
themselves between the men of the files on their right and left; at
the halt this will be done by taking a pace to the rear and a pace
outwards; if on the march by checking the pace slightly and taking a
pace outwards.
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