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MARCHING AT EASE: The commands are AT
EASE, MARCH. When marching at ease, you must
march in orderly ranks in silence, but you need not keep
step or march at attention.
MARCHING IN ROUTE STEP: The commands are
Route Step, MARCH. Marching is the same as when
marching at ease, except that you need not maintain
silence. (Route is pronounced to rhyme with “out.”) To
resume marching in quick time from route step or at
ease, give the command ATTENTION. At the
command, troops come to attention and pick up the step
(in step and in cadence).
MARCHING IN PLACE, QUICK TIME: To march
in place at quick time, give the commands Mark Time,
MARCH. The commands may be given from a halt,
marching at quick time, half step, or double time in
place. The command of execution may be given as either
foot strikes the ground.
From a halt: On the command Mark Time, shift
your weight to your right leg without noticeable
movement. On the command MARCH, beginning with
your left foot and then alternating, raise each foot so that
the ball of the foot is approximately 2 inches and the
heel is approximately 4 inches from the ground. Swing
your arms naturally as in marching.
When marching at quick time: On the command
MARCH, take one more 30-inch step. Bring your heels
together and begin marking time without loss of cadence.
To resume the march at quick time, give the commands
Forward, MARCH. On the command MARCH, take
one more step in place and move out with a 30-inch step.
When marching in place at double time: On the
command MARCH, take one more step in place at
double time and commence marking time.
MARCHING IN PLACE AT DOUBLE TIME: To
march in place at double time, give the commands In
Place, Double Time, MARCH. They may be given
while halted, while marching at double time, or while
marking time.
From a halt: On the preparatory command, shift
your weight to your right leg without noticeable
movement. On the command MARCH, raise your arms
as for double time and commence marching in place as
for mark time; the cadence is 180 steps per minute and
the feet are raised about 6 inches from the ground.
When marching at double time: On the
command MARCH, take two more double time steps.
Bring your feet together and begin double time in place
without loss of cadence.
At the commands Double Time, MARCH, resume
the march at double time. On MARCH, take two more
steps in place and move out at double time rate.
When marking time: On the command
MARCH, take one more step in mark time and
commence marching at double time in place.
HALT: The commands are Squad, (Platoon,
Company, as appropriate), HALT. The command of
execution may be given as either foot strikes the ground.
When marching in quick time: At the command
HALT, execute a halt in two counts by taking an
additional step and then bring the other foot alongside.
When marching in double time: A halt is made
in three counts. At the command HALT, take one more
36-inch step at double time, one 30-inch step at quick
time, and bring the heels together.
When side-stepping: The preparatory command
is given when the heels are together, and the command
of execution usually is given the next time the heels are
together. After HALT is given, take one more step and
bring the heels together.
When marking time: Take one step after HALT
is given and bring your heels together.
From in place at double time: On HALT, take
one step at double time, one step at quick time, and bring
your heels together.
When back-stepping: On HALT, take one more
step and bring the forward heel back against the other.
SQUAD DRILL
A squad is a group of persons formed for the
purpose of instruction, discipline, control, and order.
Normally, no fewer than 8 and not more than 12 persons
are under the direction of a squad leader. The usual
formation is a single rank or line, or a single file or
column, as shown in figure 5-9. The first formation is
