115.—Officers as guides.
The officers serve as guides to their units, until deployment, a mounted officer in liaison with the advance guard or advanced combat patrol checking up the itinerary.
116.—Keep Close Order as long as possible.
The advance of a company into an engagement is conducted in close order, preferably columns of squads, until possible observation by the enemy or encountering of hostile fire makes it advisable to deploy.
Deployment should not be premature and should always follow upon the conditions arising during the progress of the advance.