Infantry drill regulations, 1911 / United States Army.

Date:
1911
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Credit: Infantry drill regulations, 1911 / United States Army. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INF ANTE Y DEILL EE GELATIONS. UNITED STATES ARMY, 1911. DEFINITIONS. Alignment: xi straight line upon which several elements are formed, or are to be formed; or the dressing of several ele- ments upon a straight line. Base: The element on which a movement is regulated. Battle sight: The position of the rear sight when the leaf is laid down. Center: The middle point or element of a command. Column: A formation in which the elements are placed one be- hind another. Deploy: To extend the front. In general to change from column to line, or from close order to extended order. Depth: The space from head to rear of any formation, including the leading and rear elements. The depth of a man is assumed to be 12 inches. Distance: Space between elements in the direction of depth. Distance is measured from the back of the man in front to the breast of the man in rear. The distance between ranks is 40 inches in both line and column. Element: A file, squad, platoon, company, or larger body, form- ing part of a still larger body. File: Two men, the front-rank man and the corresponding man of the rear rank. The front-rank man is the file leader. A file which has no rear-rank man is a blank file. The term file applies also to a single man in a single-rank formation. File closers: Such ofiicers and noncommissioned officers of a company as are posted in rear of the line. For convenience, all men posted in the line of file closers. Flank: The right or left of a command in line or in column; also the element on the right or left of the line.
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