Produced by Chris Curnow, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net WAR DEPARTMENT MANUAL FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF CAVALRY OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES 1917 TO BE ALSO USED BY ENGINEER COMPANIES (MOUNTED) FOR CAVALRY INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1917 WAR DEPARTMENT, Document No. 620. _Office of The Adjutant General._ ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 50 CENTS PER COPY WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, _June 28, 1917_. The following Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. [2582824 C.--A. G. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: TASKER H. BLISS, _Major General, Acting Chief of Staff_. OFFICIAL: H. P. MCCAIN, _The Adjutant General_. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. CHAPTER I. MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND COURTESY.................. 9 Section 1. Oath of enlistment.............................. 9 Section 2. Obedience....................................... 9 Section 3. Loyalty........................................ 11 Section 4. Discipline..................................... 11 Section 5. Military courtesy.............................. 13 Section 6. Saluting....................................... 13 Section 7. Rules governing saluting....................... 15 Section 8. Courtesies in conversation..................... 18 CHAPTER II. ARMS, UNIFORMS, AND EQUIPMENT................... 20 Section 1. The rifle...................................... 20 Section 2. Care of the rifle.............................. 21 Section 3. Cleaning the rifle............................. 23 Section 4. Uniforms....................................... 27 Section 5. The service kit................................ 30 Section 6. The surplus kit................................ 32 Section 7. Assembling equipment........................... 33 CHAPTER III. RATIONS AND FORAGE............................. 36 Section 1. The ration..................................... 36 Section 2. Individual cooking............................. 37 Section 3. The forage ration.............................. 41 CHAPTER IV. PERSONAL HYGIENE AND CARE OF THE FEET........... 43