TO DISCARD THE PACK WITHOUT REMOVING THE EQUIPMENT FROM THE BODY.
Unsnap the pack suspenders from the suspension rings and snap them into the eyelets on top of the belt and in rear of the real pockets of the right and left pocket sections; support the bottom of the pack with the left hand and with the right hand grasp the coupling strap at its middle and withdraw first one end, then the other; press down gently on the pack with both hands and remove it. When the pack has been removed, lace the coupling strap into the buttonholes along the upper edge of the carrier. Adjust the pack suspenders.
OLD MODEL EQUIPMENT.
To roll the blanket roll.--See chapter V, section 8, paragraph 747.
[CHAPTER III.]
RATIONS AND FORAGE.
Section 1. The ration.
A ration is the allowance of food for one man for one day.
In the field there are three kinds of rations issued, as follows: