The Plattsburg Manual | Page 7

command at ease, each man keeps one foot in place and is
required to preserve silence, but not immobility.
1. Parade, 2. REST. Previously explained.
To resume the attention: 1. Squad, 2. ATTENTION. The men take the
position of the soldier.

EYES RIGHT OR LEFT
1. Eyes, 2. RIGHT (LEFT), 3. FRONT.
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At the command right, turn the head to the right oblique, eyes fixed on
the line of eyes of the men in, or supposed to be in, the same rank. At
the command front, turn the head and eyes to the front. Notice the right
file does not turn the eyes to the right.

FACINGS
To the flank: 1. Right (left), 2. FACE.
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Raise slightly the left heel and right toe; face to the right, turning on the
right heel, assisted by a slight pressure on the ball of the left foot; place
the left foot by the side of the right. Left face is executed on the left
heel in the corresponding manner.
Right (left) Half Face is executed similarly, facing 45°.
To the rear: 1. About, 2. FACE.
Carry the toe of the right foot about a half foot-length to the rear and
slightly to the left of the left heel without changing the position of the
left foot; face to the rear, turning to the right on the left heel and right
toe; place the right heel by the side of the left. There is no left about
face.

STEPS AND MARCHINGS
All steps and marchings executed from a halt, except right step, begin
with the left foot.
The length of the full step in quick time is 30 inches, measured from
heel to heel, and the cadence is at the rate of 120 steps per minute.
The length of the full step in double time is 36 inches; the cadence is at
the rate of 180 steps per minute.
The instructor, when necessary, indicates the cadence of the step by
calling one, two, three, four, or left, right, the instant the left and right
foot, respectively, should be planted.

All steps and marchings and movements involving march are executed
in quick time unless the squad be marching in double time, or double
time be added to the command; in the latter case double time is added
to the preparatory command. Example: 1. Squad right, double time, 2.
MARCH (School of the Squad).

QUICK TIME
Being at a halt, to march forward in quick time: 1. Forward, 2.
MARCH.
At the command forward, shift the weight of the body to the right leg,
left knee straight.
At the command march, move the left foot smartly straight forward 30
inches from the right, sole near the ground, and plant it without shock;
next, in like manner, advance the right foot and plant it as above;
continue the march. The arms swing naturally.
Being at a halt, or in march in quick time, to march in double time: 1.
Double time, 2. MARCH.
If at a halt, at the first command shift the weight of the body to the right
leg. At the command march, raise the forearms, fingers closed, to a
horizontal position along the waist line; take up an easy run with the
step and cadence of double time, allowing a natural swinging motion to
the arms.
If marching in quick time, at the command march, given as either foot
strikes the ground, take one step in quick time, and then step off in
double time.
To resume the quick time: 1. Quick time, 2. MARCH.
At the command march, given as either foot strikes the ground, advance
and plant the other foot in double time; resume the quick time,
dropping the hands by the sides.

TO MARK TIME
Being in march: 1. Mark time, 2. MARCH. At the command march,
given as either foot strikes the ground, advance and plant the other foot;
bring up the foot in rear and continue the cadence by alternately raising
each foot about 2 inches and planting it on line with the other.
Being at a halt, at the command march, raise and plant the feet as
prescribed above. Common errors are to raise the feet several inches
and to run up the cadence, i.e., go too fast.
1. Half step, 2. MARCH.
Take steps of 15 inches in quick time, 18 inches in double time.
Forward, half step, halt, and mark time may be executed one from the
other in quick or double time. Any step less than the full step (i.e., half
step, right step, or backward) is apt to be too fast, i.e., greater than 120
steps a minute.
To resume the full step from half step or mark time: 1. Forward, 2.
MARCH.

SIDE STEP
Being at a halt or mark