5-30 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