Manual of Military Training / Second, Revised Edition

by James A. Moss

1. Arms to thrust, 2. RAISE, 3. Arms, 4. DOWN. [Fig. 4].

Fig. 4

At the command raise, raise the forearms to the front until horizontal, elbow forced back, upper arms against the chest, hands tightly closed, knuckles down.

1. Hands on hips, 2. PLACE, 3. Arms, 4. DOWN. [Fig. 5].

Fig. 5

At the command place, place the hands on the hips, the finger tips in line with trouser seams; fingers extended and joined, thumbs to the rear, elbows pressed back.