Should any squad have Nos. 2 and 3 blank files, No. 1 rear rank takes the place of No. 2 rear rank in making and breaking the stack; the stacks made or broken, he resumes his post.
Pieces not used in making the stacks are termed loose pieces.
Pieces are never stacked with the bayonet fixed. (115)
The Oblique March
[162]. For the instruction of recruits, the squad being in column or correctly aligned, the instructor causes the squad to face half right or half left, points out to the men their relative positions, and explains that these are to be maintained in the oblique march. (116)
After Obliquing
Before Obliquing
[163]. Right (Left) oblique, 2. MARCH.