Drill will be with arms. Part of each drill will be pointing and
aiming drill and extended order, close order work being continued.
Beginning Thursday an aggregate of half an hour daily will be given
to bayonet exercise. The drill must be varied, change made every 15
or 20 minutes.
A. M.
7-00 to 7-30 Callisthenics.
6-30 to 7-45 Drill for officers.
8-00 to 10-45 Drill.
11-00 to 11-45 Verbal.
P. M.
1-00 to 3-45 Drill.
4-00 to 5-00 Monday and Wednesday—estimating distance.
Tuesday and Thursday—intrenching, using the small tools.
Friday—Instruction in guard duty by company.
7-00 School.
[Sidenote: 4th week]
4th Week.—Squads are combined into full platoons. Five or six men
are selected from each company to form the signal detachment of the
company. These men are required to do at least one hour’s work a day
at this from now on until thoroughly proficient, and excused from a
corresponding amount of other work, preferably police and close order
in the afternoon.
A. M. Each drill to be divided approximately
7 to 11 as to time as follows:
DRILL 30 minutes pointing and aiming drill.
20 minutes bayonet exercise.
1 hour close order drill.
Remainder of time extended order drill.
11 to 12 All non-commissioned officers
have gallery practice and instruction
in use of range finder.
P. M. The best officers of the company
1 to 4 for the work take one-half
DRILL the non-commissioned officers
of the company for work in patrolling.
The two sections alternate
as to days. Remainder of
company will be divided into
groups. All must have gallery
practice at least 5 shots per man
P. M. daily. Only one group at target
1 to 4 at a time.
DRILL Each group to have estimating
distance twice during week. Each
group to have individual cooking
twice.
Each group to have one hour’s instruction
during week in first aid
and care of feet on a march.
All to be taught to form for and
pitch shelter tent camp.
If the necessary masks and plastrons
are available practice in bayonet
fencing at least three times
during week for each group. If no
fencing rifles are available, poles
the length of the rifle and bayonet,
with a good pad fastened on the
end, answer the purpose. If
masks are not available bayonet
exercise and close order drill will
fill up the rest of the time.
In arranging this work the best
man for it should be put in charge
of each class of work.
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