P

Pace, definition [45]

PACK:
Close[648]
Display of contents for inspection[682]
Laid aside in action[382]
Open[648]

Packs, unslinging, old equipment [706]

Paint spots, how removed [1290]

Palisade [1177]

Paperwork, company [887]

PARADE REST:
With arms[137]
Without arms[101]

PARADES:
Battalion[636]
General rules[634]; [635]
Post of color guard[663]; [664]

Parados [1151]

Paroles and countersigns [1769]

Partial changes of direction, commander of [67]

Patrolling. See, "[Scouting and patrolling]"

Payment of soldier [1529]

Peep sight [1352 (b)]

Percentage of hits [1417]

Periscopes [1207]

Personal hygiene [1470]

PERSONAL RECONNAISSANCE:
Deployment[441]
Formation of plan[394]

PHYSICAL TRAINING:
Commands[826]
Double timing[846]
Methods[825]
Rifle exercises[847]
Setting up exercises[826]; [837]
Starting positions[834]
Walking and marching[845]

PIECE:
Carrying in any position[122 (Sixth)]
"Diagonally across the body" [122 (Second)]
Loading before deployment[269]
Not to be carried loaded[121 (First)]
Once loaded, so kept until command to unload[180]
Rules governing carrying[121]
To strike ground gently in coming to order[122 (Third)]
Use as single loader[186]

Pitching tents [684]

PLAN:
Of battle preceded by personal reconnaissance[394]
Of combat, adherence to original[373]

PLATES:
Battalionnear, [300]
Companynear, [207]
Equipmentnear, [646]

PLATOON COLUMN:
Assembly from[254]
Deployment[253]
How executed[250]
Use in advancing[249]–252

PLATOON DRILL:
Assembling from deployment[248]
Column right (left) (company being in column of platoon)[223]
Extended order[242]
On right into line (being in column of platoons)[230]
Platoons column right (left) (company being in column of squad)[225]
Platoon light (left)[220]
Platoons right (left) by squads (being in line)[227]
Platoons right (left) front into line[232]
Squads right about (being in line of platoons)[228]
Squads right (left), platoons column right (left) (being in line)[227]

PLATOON GUIDES:
Close order drill[210]
Duties in fire fight[289]

PLATOON LEADER:
Allotment of target to[282]
Control the fire in deployment[270]
Duties on fire fight[288]; [289]
Equipped with whistles[83]
Of flank platoons when company acts alone[268]
Positions in verifying alignments[218]
Repeating commands[214]

Platoon, the fire unit of [287]

PLATOONS:
Advance into an engagement[249]
Assignment[206]
Designation[205]
Division of company into[204]

Point of aim [1357]

Point of rest, definition [46]

Point on which base squad marches in deployment [238]

Points of compass [1084]

Poison, first aid [1508]

PORT ARMS FROM:
Inspection[146]
Left shoulder[136]
Order[125]
Present[126]
Right shoulder[132]
Position and aiming drills[1365]

POSITION FIRE:
Advance by rushes[293]
When used[438]

POSITION OF:
Captain in dressing company[302]
Load, when taken[183]
Piece at order[123]
Piece "diagonally across the body"[122 (Second)]
The soldier[99]
Position sketching[1889]

POST OF:
Band[71]; [299]
Commander in fight[383]
Color[637]; [638]; [650]; [664]; [665]
File closers in column of squads[221]
Major during attack[352]
Major in route order[325]
Mounted enlisted men[73]; [76]; [78]
Noncommissioned officer in command of troops[79]
Noncommissioned staff officers[77]; [78]
Officers, noncommissioned officers and special units (band and machine gun company) shown in plates[71]; [72]
Reviewing officer[617]
Special units[71]; [72]; [299]
Staff officers[73]

Powder fouling, removing from bore [1327]

Practical instruction, purpose [369]

Precision taught by drill at attention [55 (a)]

Preliminary drills [1355]

PREPARATORY COMMAND:
Arrangements of elements[57]
To revoke[64]
What it indicates[87]

PRESENT ARMS FROM:
Left shoulder[136]
Order[124]
Port[127]
Right shoulder[133]

Present saber [673]

Principles of combat, extent to which treated in Part I [54]

Prisoners do not salute [1567]

Privates of the Guard [1715]

Privileges, awarding [881]

Privileges, withholding [884]

Program of training [919]

Progression in training and instruction [917]

Property, responsibility, company [886]; [896]

PROTECTION:
By reconnaissance[410]; [412]
When battalion is acting alone[330]
When company is acting alone[268]

Protection against surprise when company is acting alone [268]

PUNISHMENT:
Awarding[915]
Company[882]; [883]

PURSUIT:
Additional force for[483]
General principles[490]; [494]
Pursuing fire[486]
Troops used for[487]