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"The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training"


Contents of the Pack
1 bacon can.
1 condiment can.
1 blanket.
1 poncho.
1 shelter half (one-half of a small tent)
5 small tent pins.
1 tooth brush.
1 comb and any other toilet articles desired.
1 cake of soap.
1 or 2 towels.
1 extra suit of underwear.
1 pair socks.
1 pair shoe strings.

Contents of Surplus Kit
1 pair of breeches.
1 suit of underwear.
1 shirt, olive drab.
1 shoe laces.
2 pair of socks.
1 pair of shoes (tan).
Any other article that may be prescribed by the company commander.
The surplus kit of each man will be made up into a neat, compact bundle,
tied with a string (use a shoe string for the purpose), and tagged with
the owner's name. These individual kits will be packed in a laundry bag,
called "surplus kit bag," tagged, one for each squad.
Contents of Blanket Roll
1. Extra blankets.
2. One ramrod for each squad.
3. Any other articles that may be prescribed by the company
commander.
Each squad makes these extra blankets, etc., into a long roll which is
called the "squad blanket roll.


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