5. The brigade major will take command, and, after inspecting the guards, will give the words ORDER ARMS and STAND AT EASE.
| NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS COMMANDING GUARDS, TO THE FRONT. | All the serjeants commanding guards will slope arms and move out two paces in front of the line, the right-hand men of the rear-ranks of guards filling up the intervals left by their commanders. |
| QUICK—MARCH. INWARDS—TURN. | The drums will play a quick march. The serjeants will step off, and when near the saluting base on which the guards are to march past, they will receive the words INWARDS—TURN, on which the serjeant in the centre will halt, and turn about. The remaining serjeants will turn inwards, and will halt and turn towards the line after closing on the centre serjeant. The drums will cease playing before the command INWARDS TURN is given. |
| ORDER—ARMS. STAND AT—EASE. | The guards and serjeants will then be directed to order arms and stand at ease. |
6. The drums will beat the assembly, marching across the parade; they will march through the intervals of the band, countermarch, and halt in rear of it.
7. As the assembly commences, the officers for duty will fall in three paces in front of the serjeants, and about three paces from each other, with carried swords. The brigade major will then deliver the parole and countersign to the commanders of guards, and point out the guards they are respectively to command.
8. When sufficient officers are present for duty, there should be a captain and lieutenant, besides the lieutenant to carry the Colour, with the right guard, which will form the escort to receive the Colour. When there are not sufficient officers, the captain and lieutenant for the Colour only will be with the right guard; and the lieutenant commanding the second guard will take command of the escort when it goes for the Colour, moving in front of the centre of the first guard. The other officers will be distributed among the remaining guards; and the captain or other officer commanding a guard will be three paces in front of the second file from the right; the lieutenant to carry the Colour three paces in front of the centre; if another lieutenant be present, he will be in a similar position in front of the left.
9. The brigade major having called the guards to attention, will order them to fix bayonets, slope arms. He will then hand the detail of duties over to the field officer of the day, who will take the command of the parade, and proceed as follows:—
| OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OUTWARDS TURN. | The officers and serjeants will turn outwards, the former recovering swords, the latter at the slope. |
| TAKE POST IN FRONT OF YOUR GUARDS. QUICK—MARCH. | The officers and serjeants will step off; halting and turning towards the line opposite their proper posts; the former will carry swords as they halt. |
| TO YOUR GUARDS. SLOW—MARCH. | On the word MARCH, the officers and serjeants will step off in slow time, the former recovering swords as they take the first pace. The band will play a slow march as the officers and serjeants march to the line, and cease playing as the latter arrive at their places. When the officers are three paces from the line they will mark time; the serjeants will mark time when on the right of their guards. |
| HALT, ABOUT—TURN. | The officers and serjeants will halt and turn about, the former carrying swords. |
The field officer will take post fifteen paces in front of the centre of the line, give the command ORDER—ARMS, and signal to the band.
10. The band and drums will play a Troop, marching in time to the music from the right to the left of the line. On arriving near the Colour they will countermarch, halt, and cease playing. They will then play a Quick March, and move from left to right, countermarch, halt, and cease playing when in front of the right of the line.
11. The Drummer’s Call will beat. On the first tap of the call the captain and lieutenant of the right guard will recover swords and turn inwards, and will move across in quick time; the captain placing himself three paces in front of the right file of the second guard, the lieutenant three paces in front of the lieutenant for the Colour, who will be three paces in front of the centre of the escort.