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"The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training"


[Illustration: Squad]
Squad. Extend the arm horizontally toward the platoon leader; swing the
hand up and down from the wrist.
Rush. Same as double time.
Use of the platoon and squad signals. The signals platoon and squad are
intended primarily for communication between the captain and his platoon
leaders. The signal platoon or squad indicates that the platoon
commander is to cause the signal which follows to be executed by platoon
or squad.
You will observe that in no case is the right hand or the left hand
specified. The officer may either face the company or have his back
toward it.


CHAPTER VII
FIRST AID TO THE INJURED

In the army, as in civilian life, you are very often your brother's
keeper, as well as your own. Doctors cannot accompany a scout, a patrol,
or the firing line. They are seldom present when a man falls overboard.
When a soldier on the firing line is wounded, he may remain for several
hours where he falls. He, or his comrade, bandages the wound. Suppose
you are wounded, bitten by a snake, etc.


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