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Manual For Noncommissioned Officers And Privates Of Infantry Of

Section 1. Oath of enlistment Section 2. Obedience Section 3. Loyalty Section 4. Discipline Section 5. Military courtesy Section 6. Saluting Section 7. Rules governing saluting Section 8. Courtesies in conversation

Chapters

16. Chapter 16

(a) Drills executed AT ATTENTION and the ceremonies are DISCIPLINARY EXERCISES designed to teach precise and soldierly movement, and to inculcate that prompt and subconscious ob...

20. Chapter 20

2. Exterior guards are used only in time of war. They belong to the domain of tactics and are treated of in the Field Service Regulations and in the drill regulations of the dif...

17. Chapter 17

The best way to hold down the fire of the enemy and to diminish his power to inflict losses is to bring the position he occupies under well conducted and continued fire.

19. Chapter 19

Effective rifle fire is generally what counts most in battle. To have effective rifle fire, the men on the firing line must be able to HIT what they are ordered to shoot at. The...

24. Chapter 24

The following list includes the offenses most often committed by soldiers, generally through ignorance or carelessness rather than viciousness. Violations of any rule or regulat...

11. Chapter 11

The smooth bore of the rifle is 0.30 inch in diameter. It is then rifled 0.004 inch deep, making the diameter from the bottom of one groove to the bottom of the opposite groove...

25. Chapter 25

Afternoon (this) . . . . . . Cet après-midi. Army (an) . . . . . . . . . . Une armée. Bandage . . . . . . . . . . . Un bandage. Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . Un bain. Bayonet . ....

21. Chapter 21

When you pick up a map, the first question is, Where is the north? This can usually be told by an arrow (see fig. 1, section 1) which will be found in one of the corners of the...

10. Chapter 10

"I,--------, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all...

18. Chapter 18

When a command learns that it is to make a march on the following day, presumably starting early in the morning, certain details should be attended to the evening before.

12. Chapter 12

The _field_ration_ is the ration prescribed in orders by the commander of the field forces. It consists of the reserve ration, in whole or in part, supplemented by articles requ...

13. Chapter 13

History shows that in almost every war many more men die of disease than from wounds received in battle. Much of this disease is preventable and is due either to the ignorance o...

22. Chapter 22

1. Each signal station will have its call, consisting of one or two letters, as Washington, "W"; and each operator or signalist will also have his personal signal of one or two...

23. Chapter 23

The bandages and dressings contained in the first-aid packet have been so treated as to destroy any germs thereon. Therefore, when dressing a wound, be careful not to touch or h...

14. Chapter 14

DISTANCE: Space between elements in the direction of depth. Distance is measured from the bark of the man in front to the breast of the man in rear. The distance between ranks i...

15. Chapter 15

The excellence of an organization is judged by its field efficiency. The field efficiency of an organization depends primarily upon its effectiveness as a whole. Thoroughness an...

8. Chapter 8

Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Classification of interior guilds Section 3. Details and rosters Section 4. Commander of the guard Section 5. Sergeant of the guard Section 6....

7. Chapter 7

Section 1. Preliminary training in marksmanship Section 2. Sight adjustment Section 3. Table of sight corrections Section 4. Aiming Section 5. Battle sight Section 6. Trigger sq...

4. Chapter 4

Section l. Definitions Section 2. Introduction Section 3. Orders, commands, and signals Section 4. School of the soldier Section 5. School of the squad Section 6. School of the...

9. Chapter 9

Section 1. General provisions Section 2. The Army of the United States Section 3. Rank and precedence of officers and noncommissioned officers Section 4. Insignia of officers an...

2. Chapter 2

Section 1. The rifle Section 2. Care of the rifle Section 3. Cleaning the rifle Section 4. Uniforms Section 5. The service kit Section 6. The surplus kit Section 7. Assembling I...

1. Chapter 1

Section 1. Oath of enlistment Section 2. Obedience Section 3. Loyalty Section 4. Discipline Section 5. Military courtesy Section 6. Saluting Section 7. Rules governing saluting...

5. Chapter 5

Section 1. Principles of Infantry training Section 2. Combat Section 3. Patrolling Section 4. Advance guards Section 5. Rear guards Section 6. Flank guards Section 7. Outposts S...

6. Chapter 6

3. Chapter 3