COMMANDS
COUNT, OFF
WHAT IS THE FIRST COMMAND GIVEN IN THE OPEN RANKS INSPECTION?
THIS SQUAD STAND FAST
YOU FALL IN FORMATION THIS WAY.
WHAT IS POSITION OF ATTENTION?
YOU MAY ONLY MOVE WHEN THIS PART OF A COMMAND IS GIVEN.
WHAT IS THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION?
WHEN THE COMMAND CLOSE RANKS, MARCH IS GIVEN, THE 4TH SQUAD DOES THIS
WHAT IS 1, 30 INCH STEP FORWARD?
CLOSE RANKS, MARCH
WHAT IS THE 5TH COMMAND GIVEN IN THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE?
WHEN OPEN RANKS IS CALLED, THIS SQUAD TAKES 2, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD.
WHAT DOES THE 4TH SQUAD DO?
DURING OPEN-RANKS AND CLOSE RANK THE 3RD SQUAD DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.
WHAT IS STAND, FAST?
WHAT IS FACE?
4, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD
HOW MANY STEPS DOES FIRST SQUAD TAKE WHEN THE COMMAND "CLOSE RANK, MARCH" IS GIVEN?
THE 3RD COMMAND GIVEN DURING THE OPEN-RANKS INSPECTION PROCEDURE.
WHAT IS DRESS RIGHT, DRESS?
WHEN OPEN, RANKS IS CALLED, THIS SQUAD TAKES 1, 30 INCH STEP FORWARD.
HOW MANY STEPS DOES THE SECOND SQUAD TAKE?
OR WHAT DOES TE 2ND SQUAD DO?
THIS PART OF THE COMMAND PREPARES YOU FOR THE COMMAND
WHAT IS THE PREPARTORY COMMAND?
WHEN THE COMMAND CLOSE RANKS, MARCH IS GIVEN, THE 2ND SQUAD DOES THIS
WHAT IS 2, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD?
ARMS DOWNWARD, MOVE
WHAT IS THE 4TH COMMAND GIVEN DURING THE OPEN-RANKS PROCEDURE?
HOW MANY STEPS DOES THE FIRST SQUAD TAKE? OR WHAT DOES THE FIRST SQUAD DO?
THIS CAN'T BE DONE FROM POSITION OF ATTENTION.
WHAT IS TALKING?
WHAT IS MOVING?
THIS PART OF THE COMMAND TELLS YOU WHEN TO MOVE.
WHAT IS THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION?
3RD SQUAD DOES THIS WHEN THE COMMAND "CLOSE RANK, MARCH" IS GIVEN.
WHAT IS STAND, FAST?
THIS IS THE LAST COMMAND GIVEN DURING THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE.
WHAT IS CLOSE-RANKS, MARCH?
THE PLATOON SERGEANT TAKES THIS MANY STEPS BACKWARD DURING THE OPEN RANKS PROCEDURE.
WHAT IS 4, 15 INCH STEPS BACKWARD?
HEELS TOGETHER, TOES POINTING 45 DEGREE LEGS STRAIGHT, BODY STRAIGHT, SHOULDERS SQUARED, HEAD/FACE FORWARD, ARMS STRAIGHT WITH FINGERS CURLED, THUMB STRAIGHT ALONG SEAM OF TROUSERS. YOU CAN NOT TALK WHILE IN THIS POSITION.
WHAT IS ATTENTION?
WHAT IS POSITION OF ATTENTION?
TWO PARTS TO COMMANDS
WHAT IS THE PREPARTORY COMMAND AND THE COMMAND OF EXECUTION?
THE PLATOON SERGEANT TAKES THIS MANY STEPS FORWARD WHEN THE COMMAND "CLOSE RANKS, MARCH" IS GIVEN.
WHAT IS 2, 30 INCH STEPS FORWARD?