The rear-rank man
of the flank file keeps his head and eyes to the front and covers his
file leader.
At each alignment the captain places himself in prolongation of the
line, 2 paces from and facing the flank toward which the dress is made,
verifies the alignment, and commands: FRONT.
Platoon leaders take a like position when required to verify alignments.
EXTENDED ORDER DRILLS
As soon as your progress in close order is sufficiently advanced, you
will be given extended order drill, which will teach you the formations
used in battle, and how a firing line is controlled. They are executed
at ease.
We should know the meaning of the two following terms: Base and Deploy.
Base. The element on which a movement is regulated. In company drill
it is usually the right or left; leading, rear, or center squad.
Deploy. To extend the front. The company deploys when it executes as
skirmishers.
There are really only two conditions that we must consider in this
drill. The movements are very easy to
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understand, but they require a lot of practice to prevent confusion.
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