Officer / NCO School of Instruction

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Officer / NCOSchool of Instruction

• Basic Drill Procedures

Formation of companies in battalion
Taking the open order Single company and in
battalion
Moving off in open column - wheeling
Positions and duties of officer covering sgt.
on the march
The oblique step
Stepping upon make ready and present
Charging Bayonets
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The figures and who they are
The officer
The covering sergeant
The marker
The troop
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Formation of companies in battalion
We will look at forming the battalion showing one
company
1st sergeants call
All NCOs call
The troop
Officers are brought on parade
The battalion is dressed and then handed over to
the adjutant
QUESTIONS? Discussion
The 1st sergeants come out and are organized by
the RSM
The officers approach the covering sergeant, who
salutes, reports and moves back
The adjutant makes any last minute adjustments
needed and then hands off the battalion to the
commanding officer. The battalion is now formed.
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Taking the open orderAs a Single Company
First, a look at the movements when formed as a
single company
The order is given
Company, will take the open order
The left AND right rear marker step back and turn
to their right
Quick, march
The remainder of the rear rank step back and the
2 markers turn back to their left
The officer is now free to inspect the troops
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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Taking the open orderSingle Company
Company, will take the open order
Quick, march
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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Taking the open orderSingle Company
From the Drill Manual S.26. Open Order. Rear
Ranks take open Order The flank men on the
right and left of the centre and rear ranks, step
briskly back one and two paces respectively, face
to their right, and stand covered, to mark the
ground on which each rank is to halt, and dress
at open order every other individual remains
ready to move. March The dressers front, and
the centre and rear ranks fall back one and two
paces, each dressing by the right the instant it
arrives on the ground.
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Taking the open orderWhile in Battalion
When in battalion there are some differences.
The order is given
Battalion, will take the open order
The right rear marker steps back and turns to the
right
Quick, march
- The officer steps forward and to the left - The
covering sergeant steps up to take the place left
by the officer - The remainder of the rear rank
step back and the marker turns back to their left
One company shown with officer on the right,
covering sergeant behind him
ONLY the right rear marker of each company steps
back. They turn to the right and dress to each
other.
The officer is now free to inspect the troops
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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Taking the open orderWhile in Battalion
Battalion, will take the open order
Quick, march
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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Taking the open orderWhile in Battalion
From the Drill Manual S.72. When the Battalion
takes Open Order. Rear Ranks take Open
Order. At this command--the flank men on the
right of the rear ranks of each company step
briskly back to mark the ground on which each
rank respectively is to halt. They face to the
right, and cover as pivots, being regulated and
dressed by the adjutant or serjeant-major on the
right.--Every other individual remains ready to
move. March. At this command--the flank
dressers face to the front, and the whole move as
follows The rear ranks fall back one and two
paces, each dressing by the right the instant it
arrives on the ground. The officers in the
front rank, as also the colours, move out three
paces--those in the rear, together with the
music, move through the intervals left open by
the front rank officers, and divide themselves,
viz. the captains covering the second file from
the right, the lieutenants the second file from
the left and the ensigns opposite the centre of
their respective companies.
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Taking the open orderComparing Battalion to
Company
Take the open order
Quick, march
Battalion
Company
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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Moving off in open column
Companies have been formed into a battalion and
must move off
At this point nothing happens
Battalion will move off to the right in open
column of sections, right leading.
By sections on your left, backwards wheel
quick, march.
The left marker turns to his right The officer
steps out, turns to his left and walks to the
centre of his company and stops, facing left The
covering sergeant turns to his left and faces to
the rear left
The Captain moves to the end of the company,
turning toward them The sergeant runs around the
wheeling company to the left The company wheels
backward
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Moving off in open column
Battalion will move off to the right in open
column of sections, right leading.
By sections on your left, backwards wheel
quick, march.
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Moving off in open column
From the drill manual
Attentions in Platoon Officers.
Wheeling into column. In wheeling from line to
column, each moves out, and places himself one
pace before the centre of his platoon each turns
towards his men during the wheel, and inclines to
his pivot flank each give his word Halt, Dress,
when his wheeling man has just completed his
degree of wheel each squares his platoon, but
without moving what was the standing
flank.--After wheel into column is completed, no
one is to cause his platoon to shift, by way of
covering on the pivot flank, unless so ordered by
the commanding officer, or that in the course of
marching a straight line is gradually taken up.
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Positions and duties of officer covering sgt.
on the march
The battalion will march off, the dressing is to
the left
The whole move off together
The sergeant will move to the rear and take
position behind the 2nd file from the left
The officer is responsible for the direction and
pace of the march
The sergeant moves out of the way so the next
officer can see the one ahead
It is his job to ensure company dress is followed
during march, NOT the officers
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Positions and duties of officer covering sgt.
on the march
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Positions and duties of officer covering sgt.
on the march
From the drill manual
Leading Officer. On the leading platoon officer
of the column, much of the precision of march
depends he must lead at an equal, steady pace
he must lead on two objects either given to him,
or which he himself takes up on every alteration
of position this demands his utmost attention
nor must he allow it to be diverted by looking at
his platoon, the care of whose regularity depends
on the other officers and non-commissioned
officers belonging to it. The second platoon
officer must also have a knowledge of the points
on which the first leads he is always to keep
that first officer and those points in a line,
and those two officers, together with the placed
mounted officers, thus become a direction for the
other pivot officers to cover.--In marching in
open column, the covering serjeants are placed
behind the second file from the pivot officers,
that the officers may the more correctly see and
cover each other in column.
When the column marches, if the officer is in
front of the platoon, the serjeant is on the
pivot of the front rank, and is answerable for
the platoon distance if the officer remains on
the pivot flank, the serjeant then falls behind
the rear rank, and covers the second file from
the pivot.
The great attention during movement is, that
files are correct, ranks kept up, and that
perfect order is preserved among the soldiers,
circumstances in which they (the covering
sergeant) greatly assist the platoon officer, who
having the important objects of distance and
covering of pivots to observe, cannot in such
situation be giving minute directions to his
platoon, without losing sight of his more
material duties.
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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The Oblique step
To the Left, oblique, March, step with left foot,
point and carry it forward 19 inches in the
diagonal line, to the left, which gives about 13
inches to the side, and about 13 inches to the
front. On the 2nd movement, bring right foot 30
inches forward, so that the right heel be placed
13 inches directly before the left one. From
the combination of these two movements, the
general obliquity gained will amount to an angle
of about 25 degrees.
With one exception whenever stepping off in
march, the left foot always steps first
The foot not of the angle steps in front of the
other, ie. Left oblique the right foot steps
infront of the left.
When stepping off to the right oblique the left
foot steps off first, THEN the right foot does
the oblique. The right foot does NOT step first
and to the right.
Squareness of the body to the front MUST be
strictly maintained.
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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The Oblique step
Keeping the squareness of the body to the front
is extremely important and one of the hardest
things for anyone to master.
Here will be an example of 2 groups marching to
the right oblique. The left will do it correctly,
the right will falter.
At the end of the march the right hand group has
bent its line, twisted the body and not stayed
true to the front.
QUESTIONS? Discussion
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Stepping upon make ready and present
The movement of the feet during the firings is
different between the front rank and rear rank
The front rank steps back and to the right with
the right foot at the present.
The rear rank steps to the right at the make ready
Make Ready
Present
Front rank
Fire
Load
Rear rank
After the firing is done the front rank steps
back with the right foot to the left while the
rear rank closes to the right bringing the left
foot to the right.
The process is then repeated. The front rank
continues to step back at the present, the rear
rank steps to the left on the present.
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Stepping upon make ready and present
From the top
Make Ready
Present
Front rank
Fire
Load
Rear rank