Cease firing is used for long pauses to prepare for changes of position or to steady the men. (150)
APPENDIX B
War Department,
Office of the Chief of Staff,
Washington, December 2, 1911.
[Paragraphs 747], [792], [793], [794], [795], [796], [797], and [798], Infantry Drill Regulations, 1911, apply only to troops equipped with the Infantry Equipment, model 1910. For troops equipped under General Orders, No. 23, War Department, 1906, and orders amendatory thereof, the alternative paragraphs published herewith will govern.
By order of the Secretary of War:
LEONARD WOOD,
Major General, Chief of Staff.
Note. The paragraph numbers 747, 792, etc., given above, follow the paragraphs below.
[706]. If the inspection is to include an examination of the blanket rolls, the captain, before dismissing the company and after inspecting the file closers, directs the lieutenants to remain in place, closes ranks, stacks arms, dresses the company back to four paces from the stacks, takes intervals, and commands: 1. Unsling, 2. PACKS, 3. Open, 4. PACKS.
At the second command, each man unslings his roll and places it on the ground at his feet, rounded end to the front, square end of shelter half to the right.
At the fourth command, the rolls are untied, laid perpendicular to the front with the triangular end of the shelter half to the front, opened, and unrolled to the left; each man prepares the contents of his roll for inspection and resumes the attention.