5. Marching will be carried out at the discretion of the commanding officer, and, as a rule, in connection with skirmishing practices.
6. At the conclusion of a recruit’s course the officer commanding the regimental district will inspect the recruits in all the branches of instruction. In conjunction with a medical officer he will examine all men considered too weak or awkward to join battalions, and submit a detailed report to the general officer commanding, with a recommendation as to whether such men be retained at the depôt for further instruction, or discharged.
7. The system of the training of the recruit is intended to develop gradually his mental and physical powers, officers commanding will, therefore, be held responsible that the principles of training herein laid down are complied with, and that instruction in musketry and skirmishing is not curtailed in favour of less essential practices.
8. The following directions in connection with the progress of the recruit are given for guidance of instructors and supervising officers:—
Doubling: this should not exceed—
| Up to the end of the | first month, | 600 | yards. |
| „ „ | second „ | 1,200 | „ |
| „ „ | third „ | 1,760 | „ |
At the end of the First Month.
Horizontal bar.—He should be able to pull to the chest twice, hands reversed, without assistance.
Parallel bars.—He should be able to press up six times running.
At the end of the Second Month.