Military Instructors Manual

by J. P. Cole; Oliver Schoonmaker

INDEX.

[ToC]

Chapter 1.

• Schedules; [1]

Chapter 2.

• Infantry drill regulations; [31]
  • School of the soldier; [31]
    • Instruction without arms; [31]
  • Attention; [32]
    • Position of; [32]
    • Heels together and on a line; [32]
    • Feet turned out equally, forming angle of 45 degrees; [32]
    • Knees extended without stiffness; [32]
    • Trunk erect upon hips; [32]
    • Shoulders falling naturally; [32]
    • Arms hanging naturally; [33]
    • Head erect, chin raised; [33]
  • Rests; [33]
    • Position of rest and at ease; [33]
    • Fall out; [34]
    • Rest; [34]
    • At ease; [34]
    • Parade rest; [34]
    • Eyes right; [34]
    • Right face; [34]
    • Right half face; [34]
    • About face; [34]
    • Hand salute; [34]
    • Forward march; [34]
    • Double time, march; [34]
    • Mark time, march; [34]
    • Half step, march; [34]
    • Right step, march; [34]
    • Squad, halt; [34]
    • By right flank, march; [34]
    • To the rear, march; [34]
    • Change step, march; [34]
  • Manual of arms; [35]
    • Purpose; [35]
  • Commands and cautions; [35]
    • Order, arms; [35]
    • Present, arms; [35]
    • Port, arms; [35]
    • Right shoulder, arms; [35]
    • Left shoulder, arms; [35]
    • Parade, rest; [35]
    • Trail, arms; [35]
    • Rifle salute; [35]
    • Fix bayonet; [35]
    • Unfix bayonet; [36]
    • Inspection arms; [36]
  • School of the squad; [36]
    • Object; [36]
    • Composition of squad; [36]
    • Fall in; [36]
    • Fall out; [36]
    • Count off; [36]
    • Inspection arms—right dress, front; [36]
    • Guide right; [37]
    • Take interval; [37]
    • To reform; [37]
    • Take distance; [37]
    • Assemble, march; [37]
    • Stack arms; [37]
    • Take arms; [37]
    • Oblique, march; [37]
    • In place, halt; [37]
    • Resume march; [38]
    • Right turn; [38]
    • Right half turn; [38]
    • Squads right; [38]
    • Squad right about; [38]
  • School of the company; [38]
    • Object; [38]
    • Composition; [39]
    • Fall in; [39]
    • Platoon movements; [40]
      • Leading platoon; [40]
      • Rear platoon; [40]
    • Questions which come up in daily military life; [40]
    • Answers; [41]
    • Insignia; [41]
      • For second lieutenants; [41]
    • Company right, march; [42]
    • Platoons right, march; [42]
    • Squads right, march; [42]
    • Right turn, march; [42]
    • Column right, march; [42]
    • Platoons, column right, march; [42]
    • Squads right, column right, march; [42]
    • Squads right, platoons, column right, march; [42]
    • Squads right about, march; [43]
    • Right into line, march; [43]
    • Right front into line, march; [43]
    • Platoons, right front into line, march; [43]
    • Route step, march; [43]
    • Right by twos, march; [43]
    • Squads right front into line, march; [43]
    • Dismiss the company; [43]
    • To fall in company when it cannot be formed by squads; [44]
    • For muster; [44]
    • In aligning company; [44]
    • To march squad without unnecessary commands; [44]
    • As skirmishers, march; [44]
    • Assemble, march; [45]
    • Kneel; [45]
    • Lie down; [45]
    • Rise; [45]
    • Loadings and firings; [45]
    • Arming; [45]
    • Sight-setting announced; [45]
    • Fire at will; [45]
    • Clip fire; [45]
    • Unload; [45]
    • Extended order; [45]
      • Corporal cautions; [46]
      • Left face; [46]
      • Company right; [46]
    • Deployments; [46]
      • As skirmishers, guide right, march; [46]
      • To deploy from column or squad; [46]
      • Assemble, march; [47]
      • Platoons, assemble; [47]
      • Platoons, columns; [47]
      • Squad columns; [47]
      • No. 1's forward, march; [48]
      • Captain points out new line; [48]
      • Disadvantage; [48]
      • Advantage; [48]
    • Being in skirmish line; [48]
      • By platoon; [48]
    • Commands; [48]
  • School of the Battalion; [49]
    • Basis; [49]
    • Arrangement; [49]
    • Number; [49]
    • Center; [49]
    • Band; [49]
    • Dressing; [49]
  • To form the battalion; [49]
    • Other than ceremonies; [49]
    • For ceremonies; [49]
    • To dismiss the battalion; [50]
    • To rectify the alignment; [50]
    • To rectify the column; [50]
    • Helpful hints to beginners; [50]
    • In column of squads; [50]
    • In column of companies; [51]
    • Line of companies; [53]
    • In battalion line; [54]
  • Inspections; [55]
    • Special points of company; [55]
  • Battalion inspection; [56]
  • Regimental inspection; [56]
  • Ceremonies; [56]
    • Battalion review; [56]
    • Battalion parade; [57]
    • Regimental parade; [58]
    • Regimental review; [58]
  • Fire direction; [58]
  • Fire control; [58]
  • Fire discipline; [58]
  • The colonel; [59]
    • Position; [59]
    • Duties; [60]
  • The major; [60]
    • Position; [60]
  • The general; [61]
    • Duties; [61]
    • Special; [62]
  • Battalion staff; [63]
    • Positions; [63]
    • Duties; [64]
    • Position; [65]
    • Duties:
      • before fire action; [65]
      • during the action; [65]
  • Buglers; [66]
    • Position; [66]
    • Duties; [66]
    • Must be proficient in; [67]
  • Range estimators; [67]
  • Platoon leader; [68]
    • Position; [68]
    • Duties; [68]
    • Thereafter; [69]
  • First sergeant; [70]
  • Guides; [70]
    • General rules; [70]
      • Equipment; [70]
      • Close order; [71]
      • Taking intervals and distances; [71]
      • To form the company; [72]
      • Alignments; [72]
    • Exercise for; [74]
    • Result; [74]
  • Platoon Guides; [75]
    • Position; [75]
    • Duties; [75]
  • Corporal; [76]
    • Position; [76]
    • Duties; [76]
    • Thereafter; [76]
  • The private; [78]
    • Position; [78]
    • Duties; [79]
  • Packs; [81]
    • Cartridge belt; [81]
    • To attach first-aid pouch; [82]
    • To attach canteen cover; [82]
    • To attach pack carrier to haversack; [82]
    • To attach cartridge belt to haversack; [83]
    • To attach bayonet scabbard to haversack; [83]
    • To attach intrenching tool carrier to haversack; [83]
    • To assemble the full equipment (without rations); [84]
      • To make the pack; [85]
      • To assemble the pack; [85]
    • To assemble the full equipment (with rations); [86]
      • To make the pack; [86]
      • To assemble the pack; [86]
      • To adjust to the soldier; [86]
    • To assemble full equipment, less the pack (with rations); [87]
    • To assemble full equipment, less the pack (without rations); [88]
    • To discard pack without removing equipment from body; [88]
    • Care of equipment; [89]
      • Leather; [89]
      • Woolen clothes; [89]
      • Mending; [89]
      • Cloth equipment—dry cleaning; [89]
      • Washing; [89]
    • Instructions on making packs; [89]
      • Methods; [89]
    • Adjusting cartridge belt; [90]
    • Distribution of intrenching tools in the squad; [90]

Chapter 3.

• Physical training; [91]
  • Physical training; [91]
  • Bayonet training; [91]
  • Time schedule; [91]
  • Formations; [92]
  • Second formation; [93]
  • Commands; [93]
    • Kinds of and how given; [93]
    • First lesson; [94]
    • Second lesson; [95]
    • Third lesson; [96]
    • Fourth lesson; [98]
    • Fifth lesson; [99]
• Voice culture; [103]

Chapter 4.

• Use of modern arms; [105]
  • Small arms firing; [106]
    • Slow fire; [109]
    • Rapid fire; [109]
  • Pistol; [112]
    • Nomenclature and care; [112]
    • Manual for the pistol; [112]
    • Position; [116]
      • The grip; [116]
      • The trigger squeeze; [117]
      • Position and aiming drills; [117]
      • Quick fire; [118]
    • Classes of fire; [118]
      • Slow fire; [118]
      • Quick fire; [118]
      • Automatic fire; [118]
      • Trench; [118]
      • Score; [119]
    • Course; [120]
      • Slow fire; [120]
      • Quick fire; [120]
      • Automatic fire; [120]
      • Trench fire; [120]
  • Bayonet training; [120]
    • Functions of; [120]
    • General practice; [120]
    • Technique of bayonet combat; [121]
    • Manual of the bayonet; [122]
    • Progressive exercises; [124]
  • Machine guns; [128]
    • Mode of action; [128]
    • Fire; [129]
    • Inconspicuousness; [129]
    • Offensive reinforcement of a front momentarily stationary; [130]
    • Defensive; [130]
    • General rules for installation; [131]
    • Employment of fire and instruction; [132]
    • Resume; [132]
    • Points before firing; [133]
    • Points during firing; [133]
    • Points after firing; [133]
  • Grenade instruction; [134]
    • Introduction; [134]
    • Working of grenades in use; [136]
    • Instruction in throwing; [138]
    • Instruction in grenade organization; [139]
    • Points to remember; [141]