A TEN-DAY PROGRAM
FIRST DAY
Attention!
Hips Firm
Neck Firm
Arms Bend
Arms Cross
Arms Stretch
Arms Reach
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Attention!
Stepping
Heels Raise
Deep Breathing (At "Arms Stretch")
Hike or Outdoor Work
Walk half-mile on level, each man at his own stride.
CORRECT POSITION OF NECK AND SHOULDERS IN ALL REACH EXERCISES
Walk in pairs—column of twos; the shorter men should be in front.
SECOND DAY
Attention!
Hips Firm
Neck Firm
Body Prone
Hips Firm
Stride Stand
Body Bend (Side to left and right)
Attention!
Arms Bend
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Arms Stretch
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Attention!
Heels Raise
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Walk three-quarters of a mile, column of twos, keeping step. Starting at command, "Forward—March!" beginning with left foot. Leader calls "Company—Halt!" three or four times, and then "Forward—March!" again. Leader commands occasionally, "Change Step—March!"
THIRD DAY
Attention!
Arms Bend
Arms Cross
Stride Stand
Turn Body (On hips—right and left)
Attention!
Neck Firm
Body Prone
Body Backward Bend
Attention!
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Stride Stand
Heels Raise
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
STOOPING. INCORRECT POSITION, LETTING THE HEAD FALL FORWARD
Walk a mile, column of twos, keeping step. Last half-mile command men to stand up and keep their necks pressed back against their collars, chins in.
FOURTH DAY
Attention!
Arms Bend
Arms Stretch
Palms Front
Bring Arms Downward and Backward
Attention!
Arms Bend
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Stride Stand (Foot advanced)
Bend Knee and Touch Floor with Hand (Right and left)
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Walk a mile, marching step, column of twos, shorter men in front, but try to get them up to a thirty-inch stride. Make a portion of the march slightly up-hill, and last half-mile with necks back, chin in, chest out.
| Letting shoulders come forward; common fault | Incorrect position of neck and shoulders; very common fault |
FIFTH DAY
Attention!
Arms Bend
Arms Cross
Shoulder-grinding (Moving hands in circle and backward)
Attention!
Stride Stand
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Crouch (Quarter-bend)
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Attention!
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Walk a mile and a quarter, column of twos. Insist on thirty-inch stride, but put shorter men in front. Make a little stiffer grade. No more talking in ranks. Insist upon necks back, chins in, and chests out all the way.
SIXTH DAY
STOOPING. INCORRECT POSITION, LETTING THE BACK BOW UP AND SHOULDERS DROP
Attention!
Arms Bend
Arms Wing
Arms Fling
Arms Cross
Shoulder-grinding
Attention!
Stride Stand
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Body-turning
Crouch (Quarter-bend)
Attention!
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Bring men into company line and "count off." Explain "squad" formation. March mile and a quarter in column of squads. Take a stiffer grade. No talking in ranks. Keep to thirty-inch stride and give it a regular beat. No sloppiness. Make it a firm, steady march, and keep urging the men to breathe deeply and steadily.
SEVENTH DAY
Attention!
Right Face
Left Face
About Face
Repeat
Attention!
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Stride Stand
Heel-raising
Body-bending Sideways
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Company formation. Count off. "Squads Right—March!" Mile and a quarter. Silence in ranks. Erect carriage. Hips back. Deep breathing. Steady thirty-inch stride. Stiff incline. No lagging, but take it much the same as on the level. On the way, in some five minutes after the grade has been covered, give them "Double Time" for about twenty steps.
EFFECT OF THESE EXERCISES, SHOWING EVEN MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT
EIGHTH DAY
Attention!
Right Face
Left Face
About Face
Repeat
Attention!
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Stride Stand
Crouch (Quarter-bend)
Attention!
Arms Cross
Arms Stretch
Palms Front
Bring Arms Downward and Backward
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Company formation. Count off. "Squads Right—March!" While marching explain to them "To the Rear—March," and have them do it three or four times. Distance mile and a half, with same hill work as before. Give them "Double Time" for twenty steps twice during the march.
NINTH DAY
Attention!
Forward—March (Three steps and come to "Attention!")
Same Steps Backward
Same Steps Sideways
Make Complete Square (Three steps forward, three to the right,
three backward, and three to the left)
Hips Firm
Neck Firm
Body Prone
Body Backward Bend
Body Sideways Bend
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Get some bars of iron, one inch in diameter and three feet long. They should cost fifty cents apiece, and weigh about eight pounds. Give half the company these bars to carry, and at the middle of the hike transfer them to the other half to bring home. Distance mile and a half. No "Double Time." Carry the bars by the middle in the hands, and then for a time behind the back and through the elbows, with the hands in front.
TENTH DAY
Attention!
Arms Cross
Body and Knee Bend, turning on Hips and touching Floor with Hand
(First one and then the other. The right hand on bending right knee
and the left hand on bending left knee).
Attention!
Hips Firm
Neck Firm
Body Prone
Body Backward Bend
Attention!
Stride Stand
Arms Cross
Balancing (On one foot—to right and left)
Crouch (Quarter-bend)
Attention!
Mark Time
Mark Time on Toes
Faster
Running in Place
Attention!
Stepping
Deep Breathing
Hike or Outdoor Work
Carry bars, distance mile and a quarter, every man carrying his bar all the way. "Double-time" them once during march for twenty steps. Insist on erect carriage all the way, with neck back against collars.